AGROINFO official issued: VIETNAM SUGAR - CANE INDUSTRY IN QUARTER 3 AND OUTLOOK FOR 2009

16 | 10 | 2009

The Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (AGROINFO), Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) has issued the “Vietnam sugar-cane market in quarter 3/2009”. The report offers updated and comprehensive analyses of factors affecting sugar-cane market in quarter 3/2009 and outlook for late 2009.

The report is also concerned with key issues of current Vietnam sugar industry such as pressure of sugar cane shortage, factory with low capacity and high costs. In the report, three symbolic enterprises of Vietnam sugar cane industry on stock exchange will be analyzed basing on business performance of quarter 2/2009: Bien Hoa Company (BHS), Lam Son Sugar Company (LSS) and Bourbon Tay Ninh Company (SBT).

The report includes 4 main parts: i) World sugar market in 2009; ii) Outlook for Vietnam sugar-cane in quarter III/2009; iii) Outlook for Vietnam sugar-cane in quarter IV/2009; and iv) Sugar-cane enterprises on the stock exchange.

“Vietnam sugar-cane industry in quarter 3 and outlook for 2009” will be useful materials for policy-makers, international organizations, donors and enterprises for reference. All of the information and data in this report have been obtained from reputable Vietnamese and foreign sources as follows: Ministry of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Investment and Planning, General Statistics Office, General Department of Vietnam Customs, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), Economic Research Service (ERS) – a market research agent under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and others...