The International Sugar Organization says the world sugar output surplus will hit an all-time high, and foresees a “record level” of sugar stocks

Ros Agro, one of Russia’s biggest sugar groups, says that a switch to grains is to send beet sowings lower, potentially lifting cane imports

Brazil farm operator Adecoagro becomes the third cane grower in 24 hours to voice hope of an end to the fall in sugar prices – which set a fresh low

Ukraine sugar beet sowings have fallen by 45% thanks to lower prices, Astarta says, amid ideas of a drop in Russian plantings too

Goldman Sachs cuts forecasts for sugar prices, which fall below 17 cents a pound for the first time in nearly three years. Macquarie is downbeat too

ANZ recommends a buy on sugar options, citing the support to prices from the rising demand for cane to meet Brazilian ethanol demand

Chinese sugar imports will hold, officially, around the levels suggested by tariff quotas, despite the relative cheapness of buying abroad

OK, the US has outlined a future of ample supplies of the likes of corn and cotton, and low prices. But that does not mean this scenario will happen

The industry group foresees a relatively low increase in Brazilian sugar output, warnings that mills will be unable to cope with all the cane grown

Prospects for more US sowings hiccups revive futures – on which hedge funds have raised bets on price falls. But they turn less gloomy on wheat prices