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Marie-Christine Ribera, CEFS Director General 31st International Sweetener-Symposium

Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre European Sugar Manufacturers’ Association The EU’s outlook for 2017 and what it means for TTIP. Marie-Christine Ribera, CEFS Director General 31st International Sweetener-Symposium Stowe, Vermont, August 2014. Contents. Europe’s s ugar industry today.

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Marie-Christine Ribera, CEFS Director General 31st International Sweetener-Symposium

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  1. ComitéEuropéen des Fabricants de Sucre European Sugar Manufacturers’ Association The EU’s outlook for 2017 and what it means for TTIP Marie-Christine Ribera, CEFS Director General31st International Sweetener-Symposium Stowe, Vermont, August 2014

  2. Contents

  3. Europe’s sugar industry today • CEFS represents the activities of European sugar manufacturers and refiners (62 companies across 21 member states). • Beet sugar in the EU-28: • 19 member states • 109 factories • 180,000 direct and indirect jobs • 150,000 growers

  4. 2006 reform: More efficient, more competitive • * 2010/11 versus 2005/06 ** 5-year average, before and after 2006 • Sources: CEFS Sugar Statistics 2011 and the European Commission

  5. 2013 reform: One of the most liberal markets in 2017

  6. According to the Commission, the EU sugar market will remain balanced... • Source: Commission’s Prospects for Agricultural Markets 2013-2023

  7. ... And the EU sugar price will collapse • Source: Commission’s Prospects for Agricultural Markets 2013-2023

  8. 2013 reform: Again, more efficient, more competitive

  9. Can we really operate on a level playing field?

  10. The world’s largest exporters • Top 6 exporters in 2011, share in world export volumes (%) • Source: WTO

  11. Brazil’s industry is heavily subsidised

  12. Thailand has the same system as the EU before the 2006 reform

  13. India is a destabilising factor on the world market

  14. TTIP – too many uncertainties

  15. The EU market cannot absorb further imports

  16. CEFS and ASA have similar requests

  17. Conclusions

  18. Thank you for your attention! For further information: www.cefs.org

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