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flag Suedzucker's profit plunged 82% due to low EU sugar prices and declining exports, with a full-year forecast cut to €100–200 million.

flag Suedzucker, Europe’s largest sugar producer, reported an 82% drop in second-quarter operating profit to €20 million, citing persistently low EU sugar prices—down to €534 per metric ton in July 2025—and declining exports. flag The company’s core sugar sector posted a €33 million loss, compared to a €13 million profit a year earlier. flag Despite cost-cutting and reduced sugar beet planting, Suedzucker revised its full-year 2025/26 profit forecast to €100–200 million, well below last year’s €350 million. flag The EU plans to increase Ukrainian sugar imports to 100,000 metric tons, though restrictions remain amid farmer protests. flag Improved growing conditions may boost yields, but losses in the sugar sector are expected to continue.

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