Sugar Commodities Project Christian and Lily

BY: LILY MU AND

CHRISTINA WU

Sugar

History

Sugarcane = South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Arabs first large scale sugar mills, refineries, factories and planatations

18th century sugar became very popular=sugar market boomed

Sugar went into tea, chocolates and other products

Production

Cane Sugar countries with warm climatesEg: Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand

Beet sugar countries with cooler climatesEg: eastern Europe, USA

EU has become world’s second largest sugar exporter

Producers: The Fanjul Brothers, small farmers

Goods Made from Sugar

Cookies, soft drinks, candies, syrup, juice, preservatives

Sugar Exchange

The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE)

Merged with NY Cocoa Exchange and NY Cotton Exchange

Subsidiaries of the Intercontinental Exchange

Organizations

The International Sugar OrganizationSugar Association

Price History

1960sno fluctuation in price1970sshortage1980sHigh price to drop in price2004sugar prices are cut2006price of sugar reached a 25-year high 2007price decreased by at least half  

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Global Market

US Sugar Policy

EU Sugar Policy

Brazilian Sugar Policy

Bibliography

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Alvarez, Jose. "EDIS." The History of US Sugar Protection. 2008. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences . 27 Oct. 2008 <http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC019>.

"African, Caribbean and Pacific Sugar Group." The ACP/EU Sugar Protocol. 2005. The African Caribbean and Pacific Sugar Group. 27 Oct. 2008 <http://www.acpsugar.org/Sugar%20Protocol.html>.

. "Wikipedia." The Fanjul Brothers. 02 Nov. 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 29 Oct. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar#Trade_and_economics>.

"Good Business Trading." Brazilian White Refined Sugar . 2008. Alibaba. 29 Oct. 2008 <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11011757/Brazilian_White_Refined_Sugar_ICUMSA

"Globalization 101." Global Sugar Trade. 2008. Silicon Valley. 31 Oct 2008 <http://www.globalization101.org/index.php?file=news1&id=105>.