Guide Get your FREE 5 Year Sugar Market Forecast. Download now × ABOUT US SERVICES PRODUCTS BLOG CONTACT US Sugar At Czarnikow we’ve been working in the sugar industry for the past 160 years, and traded 5.9 million metric tonnes in 2019. Sugar is present in most food and drinks we consume today and has been part of our diet since ancient times. It can be produced from either sugar cane or sugar beet and is bought and sold as either raw sugar or refined sugar. GET IN TOUCH Sugar in numbers We traded 4.6 million metric tonnes of raw sugar in 2019 Brazil is the world’s leading sugar producer 36.7 million metric tonnes in 2020/21 We traded 1.3 million metric tonnes of refined sugar in 2019 Sugar products Raw sugar Sugar that has been extracted from sugar cane or sugar beet at a sugar mill, but not gone through the refining process, is referred to as ‘raw sugar’. It is used mostly by industrial consumers, as at this stage it is not considered food grade. Refined sugar Refined sugar has gone through both the mill and refinery stages of sugar production and has had all impurities removed. This refined sugar is the kind you are most used to seeing on the supermarket shelf, in cafes and when baking at home. DOWNLOAD OUR PRODUCT BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS DOWNLOAD BROCHURE Related products SEE ALL Related services SEE ALL PACKAGING SWEETENERS COMMODITIES TRADING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN [...] Looking to buy, sell or move sugar? GET IN TOUCH Related articles PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT: HOW WE USE DERIVATIVES What are Derivatives? Before we can begin looking at different types of derivatives-based risk management in detail, we first must understand what derivatives are. Simply put, a derivative is a form [...] Read more ... CZARNIKOW ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 MARKET REPORT 2017 was characterised by extremely difficult trading conditions. Many major trading houses were poorly positioned throughout the year, which led to an accumulation of losses. (more…) Read more ... THE SUGAR SERIES : WHAT IS SUGAR? What Is Sugar? A natural ingredient. The generic name that we give to this pure, sweet crystalline structure actually describes the group of compounds that provide living things – like you [...] Read more ... READ OUR LATEST INSIGHTS GO TO BLOG LEGAL COOKIE POLICY © COPYRIGHT CZARNIKOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to visit this site you agree to our use of cookies. More info