The EU is waiting for additional sugar supplies

Nov 27 2012 published c news

European manufacturers welcomed the plans to increase the supply of sugar to the domestic market of the region, which was due to the fact, American partners recognized unfit sugar lobby, which allegedly exceeds the available supply of sugar.

This whole situation has arisen against the background of attempts on both sides to reform sugar policy.

Europe completes the reform of its Common Agricultural Policy (MONTHLY), as a result, As expected, sugar quotas will be reduced. Although the European Commission has recently announced its intention to release additional market 1,2 million. tons of sugar at the request of the organization Members of the EU sugar (CIUS).

representatives CIUS, but, stated, this additional volume is not too large and, in fact, It is the minimum, necessary, to stabilize the situation on the market. According to representatives of the organization, this volume should be in the future revised upward, if the volume of consumption of sugar will rise, while imports decline. CIUS encourages abolish sugar quotas and reduce tariffs on sugar imports, and, All this must be done now within the framework of the reform of CAP. According CIUS, the average cost of sugar in the EU grew by 64 % for the previous marketing year.

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