Abhishek Nanda Al Khaleej Sugar, Dubai GLOBAL SUGAR MARKETS Abhishek Nanda Al Khaleej Sugar, Dubai
Where are the Sugar prices going? THE MAGIC BALL Where are the Sugar prices going?
BEHIND SUGAR MARKET
MARKET TRENDS
RAW SUGAR FUTURES PRICES SOURCE : ICE
PRODUCTION VERSUS CONSUMPTION SOURCE : FO LITCH
GLOBAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT (000 MT) SOURCE : FO LITCH
NY11 FUTURES VOLUME & OI (LOTS) EVOLUTION OF THE TRADE NY11 FUTURES VOLUME & OI (LOTS) SOURCE : BLOOMBERG
SPECULATORS IN SUGAR NY11 lots SOURCE : MAREX RESEARCH
BEHIND SUGAR MARKET
DRIVERS OF SUGAR PRICES BRAZIL INDIA CHINA BIG 5 THAILAND EUROPE
BRAZIL Production capacity : Sugar production: Crop Switch: Almost stagnant since last 3 years with no/limited new investments . Sugar production: Ethanol/Sugar allocation mix Gasoline Price Taxation weather conditions Crop Switch: Nature of cane (5-6 harvests) Interdependency between Agriculture and Industrial side.
BRAZIL (CS) SOURCE : UNICA
EUROPEAN UNION (EU) Quota Regime- Minimum Price was guaranteed on the Production Quota Before 2006 Short Term Impact: Additional 1-1.5 million MT exports for 2017-2018 Long Term Impact : Structural Changes in White Sugar Market
EUROPE AND RUSSIA (EXCLUDING EU) ‘000 MT Covering Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine SOURCE : FO LITCH
THAILAND SOURCE : FO LITCH
INDIA
CHINA Per MT Prices in USD/MT SOURCE : BLOOMBERG
CHINA SOURCE : FO LITCH
CONSUMPTION COMPLEX Consumption Increase/decrease: = Total Population X Increase /decrease in per capita consumption* *Per capita consumption may be misinterpreted because of: Stock holding at different intermediaries and Trading by different intermediaries
GLOBAL CONSUMPTION ‘000 MT SOURCE : FO LITCH
CURRENT PRICES NY11 SOURCE : BLOOMBERG
ITS ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVES! VS.
A PERSPECTIVE Global Stocks Ended 2016/2017 at 5 years low. (‘000 MT) SOURCE : FO LITCH
A PERSPECTIVE The Crop Expectations for 2017- 2018 and transition to surplus is basis favorable weather conditions across producing countries. Sugar-Ethanol Parity in Brazil Indian Buying Expectation Non Commercials (funds) shorts at 133 000 plus lots short in NY11 contract Additional Chinese Buying
A PERSPECTIVE The Expected surplus Non Commercials (funds) may further increase the shorts In Brazil the Ethanol Parity back to below sugar Self Sufficient India No further buying from China
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