Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
Readers of this column should no doubt be aware of our bias towards the importance of India with respect to the amount of physical sugar that is available to the world market at any given time. We have stated numerous times that the sub-optimal pattern with respect to [...]
Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
As we have been discussing each week, the trend of favorable rains in the south but deficient rains in northern India continues. The weekly update from the Indian Met Dept is shown below which shows seasonal rainfall totals through August 18. The weighted total slipped slightly to -5% [...]
Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
Several posts over the last couple of months have noted that while the Indian monsoon is overall close to normal this year, the sugarcane growing regions throughout the north (U.P., Bihar) have been moisture deficient, and the market has not yet taken notice. As a whole, India’s seasonal [...]
