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Sugar Production in the UK: Market Research Report

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Sugar Production Market Research Report | SIC C10.810 | May 2013

Sugar crash: EU regulation is stifling production and undermining profit

IBISWorld’s Sugar Production market research report provides the latest industry statistics and industry trends, allowing you to identify the products and customers driving revenue growth and profitability. The industry report identifies the leading companies and offers strategic industry analysis of the key factors influencing the market.

Report Snapshot
Market Share of Companies
American Sugar Refining, Inc. American Sugar Refining, Inc. market share
Associated British Foods plc Associated British Foods plc market share
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
£885m
Annual Growth 09-14
-3.1%
Annual Growth 14-19
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Profit
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Employment
2,277
Businesses
2
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

The Sugar Production industry has soured over the past five years. The United Kingdom is at the mercy of the global sugar market and is highly susceptible to fluctuations in production, supply trends, weather conditions and world prices. The EU sugar reform that came into effect in 2006 has created difficulties for the industry by imposing 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 substitute beet production for ethanol and other biofuels. Despite this, sugar beet remains the favoured sugar input in the European Union, which endeavours to protect its production through licensing and price setting... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Starting a New Business Chapter

New entrants face high and steady barriers to entry to the sugar producing market in the United Kingdom mainly due to the extremely high level of industry concentration. These companies are preferred suppliers to the country's major food and beverage processors and retail markets. Moreover, the dominance of the United Kingdom's two leading sugar producers may restrict the ability of new millers to secure contracts with existing growers to gain a steady supply sugar beet for processing. Equally, supermarkets have established supply chains with either these companies or directly with foreign organisations. The combination of the two dominant firms and imported produce leaves the market completely saturated with almost no demand for potential new entrants to satisfy... purchase to read more

 


Industry ProductsRelated ReportsTable of Contents

What is the Sugar Production Industry?

This industry includes the manufacture or refining of sugar (sucrose) and sugar substitutes from the juice of cane, beet, maple and palm. It also includes the production of sugar syrups, molasses, maple syrup and raw sugar. The manufacture of glucose, glucose syrup and maltose are excluded from the industry.

Industry Products
Sugar millingSugar refining By-products
 
Industry Activities
Producing and refining cane sugarProduction and refining beet sugarProducing and refining palm sugarProducing sugar syrupsProducing molasses


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