There are now literally millions of untrained, misinformed global commodity traders (intermediaries) who are trading from home and attempting to secure huge commissions by buying or selling exportable sugar. Thousands of new “agents” are drawn to the business daily. 99% of which will never achieve a signle successful deal because even though they mostly set out […]

Buying Sugar from Brazil
20 years ago if a buyer wanted to purchase sugar from Brazil, he had to deal with one central selling agency. Now he can buy directly from the Brazilian sugar mills or even foreign companies (investment funds) who own large sugar allocations, etc. Today the buyer can build and run his own […]

White Sugar
White sugar is refined sugar processed from the natural sugars which can be found in sugar beet or sugar cane. The industry name for the sparkling white sugar which is often known to consumers as ‘table sugar’, is ICUMSA 45. The name ICUMSA 45 is taken from the body which regulates sugar testing methods, […]

Sugar From Brazil
Anyone even remotely familiar with the sugar industry knows that Brazil is the largest player in the market in terms of production, technology, and expertise. Sugar from Brazil can be found quite literally around the globe, as Brazil exports around eighteen million tons of sugar to various countries every year. Brazil’s largest trading […]

Sugar Trading
Since the discovery of sugar plantations growing in the Middle East by Crusaders in the 10th century, sugar has become one of the most popularly traded commodities in the world. The major sugar producing nations of the world are Brazil and India, followed by the EU, China, and Thailand. It is important to note […]

Brazilian Sugar Companies
There are currently three major sugar companies in Brazil that every sugar trader should know about. Understanding the lay of the land from a corporate perspective isn’t just useful for people looking to invest in the booming market that is the sugar cane industry, it is also advisable for those who are seeking […]