sugar price

[Pembroke]

Apparently the lunar wobble is responsible for causing tidal surges that threaten flooding of low lying areas so could threaten sugar beat production. Not climate change per se - just pure physics but yes, it's already being highjacked by the climate doom sayers.

I have just returned from Glastonbury High Street. Plenty of Lunar wobble there already.

Ah, I thought the lunar wobble was what you got after consuming too much scrumpy, especially in Somerset.

 

[Prof]

25 Kg bag of Whitworths granulated sugar still selling for 47p/ Kg in Costco. Whitworths say they follow the anti-slavery policy.

 

[masterBK]

£5 off £25 coupons for Lidl in the Metro (page 6) both today and yesterday. If totally spent on sugar (Lidl 65p per Kg)
39 kg bags at 65p in Lidl = £25.35 with discount coupon = £20.35 this works out at 52.12 p per Kg

This beats Farmfoods 2kg for £1.20 is initially cheaper but their discount coupon ( £2 off £25 ) is lower
42 bags at farmfoods @ 60p per Kg = £25.20 but with £2 off = £23.20 works out at 55.2p per Kg

Its a "Yorkshire thing"!

 

[W0otz]

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/si...ugar-2kg-multipack-6-x-2kg-12kg-total-3956284 Works out at 62.5p/kg. Cheaper still with subscribe&save.

I also had a 15% off voucher for my first Subscribe & Save order, £5.62 for 12kg

 

[Wilco]

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/si...ugar-2kg-multipack-6-x-2kg-12kg-total-3956284 Works out at 62.5p/kg. Cheaper still with subscribe&save.

I also had a 15% off voucher for my first Subscribe & Save order, £5.62 for 12kg

Only useful with that deal. 1.25 for 2kg in most supermarkets anyway so same ppkg until the 15% comes in.

 

[madasafish]

Home Bargains: 62p/Kg

 

[madasafish]

Sugar futures hit a 12 year high in the USA yesterday. A combination of production issues (El Nino) and poor Indian planting conditions for next years crop are blamed.

Looking at the chart prices could go further from current $0.27 per pound to $0.32 or higher.

I expect an impact on general food prices.
Yes: I have stocked up for next year.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Sugar futures hit a 12 year high in the USA

I have stocked up for next year.

Me too. I have two years worth of invert.
Wish I’d done the same with jars.

 

[jarmo henttu]

My understanding is that sugar from non EU parts of the world i.e. cane sugar is much cheaper

Global sugar price is strongly affected by its use to produce alcohol which is mixed with petrol, even in the fuel we use in the UK (how this can possibly be “green” puzzles me)

How to mix sugar with petrol?

 

[Wilco]

How to mix sugar with petrol?

Use sugar to brew ethanol alcohol. Distill ethanol from this. Add to petrol. Means some of the fuel is not derived from fossil fuels. Doesn't mean the ethanol was sustainably produced or factor in the ethics of using arable land to produce non food products. Also less efficient and increaes wear on engines. There's a hint of greenwash hogwash to it.

 

[jarmo henttu]

Why

Use sugar to brew ethanol alcohol. Distill ethanol from this. Add to petrol. Means some of the fuel is not derived from fossil fuels. Doesn't mean the ethanol was sustainably produced or factor in the ethics of using arable land to produce non food products. Also less efficient and increaes wear on engines. There's a hint of greenwash hogwash to it.

 

[jarmo henttu]

Lots of alcohol has been produced from wasté of different factories like from cellulose factories.

 

[jarmo henttu]

Use sugar to brew ethanol alcohol. Distill ethanol from this. Add to petrol. Means some of the fuel is not derived from fossil fuels. Doesn't mean the ethanol was sustainably produced or factor in the ethics of using arable land to produce non food products. Also less efficient and increaes wear on engines. There's a hint of greenwash hogwash to it.

 

[Wilco]

Why

No idea, just seems to be happening. Probably someone who stands to profit managed to convince enough people it looks green.

 

[jarmo henttu]

These writings are not proper in these days.

Just now 2023 price of ordiary sugar in Finland is 1.5 €/kg. A few years ago the price was 0.5 €/kg.

The method to add etanol to gasoline is 20 years old.

 

[mbc]

Why

Usually done in countries worried about trade deficits to decrease reliance on oil imports, ie Mexico

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Why

because it tastes nicer?

 

[jarmo henttu]

Usually done in countries worried about trade deficits to decrease reliance on oil imports, ie Mexico

Methanol is twice so expencive as gasoline. Once methanon was distilled from French wine.

 

[jarmo henttu]

because it tastes nicer?

Such rubbish.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Once methanon was distilled from French wine.

Such rubbish.

I much prefer Italian wine