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World Markets for Sugar and Starch: Status and Prospects

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Glossary

Marketing year:

The marketing year usually starts with the harvest of the crop and is a 12-month period. It varies across products and countries.

Net exports:

Net exports are exports minus imports and reflect the trade balance of a country or region.

Raw sugar:

Raw sugar is any sugar not suitable for human consumption without further refinement.

Refined sugar:

Refined sugar means centrifugal, crystalline sugar which is not to be further refined or improved in quality (including “brown” sugars). Refined sugar is suitable for human consumption.

Raw value (rv):

A term used internationally to express raw and refined sugar on a common basis. The raw value describes the amount of raw sugar equivalent to a given amount of refined sugar (1 unit of raw sugar = 0.92 units of white sugar).

Staple food:

Staple foods are foods which are the basic of everyday diets in a region and contribute to a major share of energy intake of the population.

Stocks-to-use ratio:

The stocks-to-use ratio is...

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Wolf, V., Haß, M. (2017). World Markets for Sugar and Starch: Status and Prospects. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_997-1

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