Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Sugar Production industry has faced a number of challenges over the past five years. The United Kingdom continues to be at the mercy of the global sugar market and is highly susceptible to the fluctuations of production, supply trends, weather conditions and ultimately world prices. The EU sugar reform that came into effect in 2006 has had a further bearing on the industry due to production quotas, import tariffs and export refunds. Production of sugar beet across the European Union has fallen over the past five years, with some member states choosing to completely relinquish their quotas and opting to shift beet production for ethanol and other biofuels... purchase to read moree
Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter
The industry can be segmented into two main streams: sugar milling and sugar refining. In the United Kingdom, all of the domestic milling activity comes from sugar beet, while all of the cane sugar is imported from countries in South America and other temperate zones. The first stage of the milling process involves cleaning the sugar beet in order to remove any leftover impurities from the farming process. The next step involves slicing the sugar beet that is subsequently mixed with hot water in order to extract the sugar. This process yields the pulp and sugar water known as raw juice. Finally, the way juice is heated through complex heat recovery systems for purification, evaporation and crystallisation... purchase to read more