Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Sugar Declines as Harvests in Brazil, India to Increase Worldwide Surplus

(Bloomberg) -- Sugar fell in New York on
speculation that record harvests in Brazil, the world's biggest
grower, and India, the second-largest, will increase a global
surplus.

Brazil's cane harvest this year will rise 13 percent to
513.3 million tons, the government estimates. India may export
raw sugar for the first time, adding to a worldwide glut. Before
today, the price of sugar dropped 24 percent this year.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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