U.S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
Jack Roney's talk at the American Sugar Cane League's annual Contact Committee meeting covered a market update, defense of U.S. sugar policy and key industry challenges. U. S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.
Jack Roney's talk at the American Sugar Cane League's annual Contact Committee meeting covered a market update, defense of U.S. sugar policy and key industry challenges. U. S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane by Kenneth Gravois, Sugarcane Specialist (kgravois at agcenter dot lsu dot edu) The West Indian canefly is a sporadic pest of sugarcane in Louisiana that establishes after a mild…
More than 60 farmers, crop consultants and researchers gathered at the United States Department of Agriculture Sugarcane Research Unit (SRU) in Houma to learn about the latest scientific and technical advancements in Louisiana’s sugarcane industry at the annual Terrebonne Area…
The American Sugar Cane League (ASCL) applauded the United States Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency for their approval of a new crop insurance program designed for the sugarcane crop. Jim Simon, manager of the ASCL, said RMA’s approval of…
A $60 million sugar cane conversion facility called the B2X plant is nearing completion and will be ready to open in early fall in Raceland, according to plant manager Carey Buckles.Construction began in February of 2015. Walkthroughs of the plant…
It’s been a while since Louisiana cane farmer Thomas Viator felt this good about his crop and the prospects of fetching a good price when the sugar is harvested at the end of this year. A mild winter and rain…
This year’s sugar-cane crop looks better than average despite an unusually wet fall and spring. The wet weather has affected many other crops, but the sugar-cane crop should be strong after a mild winter and warm spring, local farmers said.Last…
(05/17/16) BATON ROUGE, La. – The latest sugarcane variety to be released shows several positive characteristics, including good yields and cold tolerance, according to LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. The variety, HoCP 09-804, is the only release this year.…
As we ease into prime sugarcane growing season, farmers from Rapides Parish all the way to Terrebonne and Calcasieu report good spring stands of sugarcane despite the abnormally wet winter of 2015. It was feared the rutted fields created by…
Sugar has been used for hundreds of years to make traditional homemade foods. Sugar reacts with the protein in food and gives it a rich appetizing color. Sugar caramelizes when heated and the resulting caramel sauce is used in many…
In the past several years, institutional investors and a handful of publicly traded real estate investment trusts have poured millions of dollars into farms in Louisiana and billions into agriculture properties nationwide. The big investment groups, like pension funds, started…
The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugarcane Research Station in St. Gabriel on April 20. In addition to an overview of the 2015 sugarcane crop, a…