West German sugar stocks rose to 2.60 mlntonnes, white value, at the end of February from 2.50 mln at
the same time a year earlier, the sugar industry association
WVZ said.
    However, stocks were well below the 2.82 mln held at the
end of January.
    Sugar exports between October 1 and February 28 rose to
449,253 tonnes from 435,727 in the same period of 1985/86.
Sales to non-European Community countries rose to 419,541
tonnes from 349,511, while sales within the EC fell sharply to
29,712 tonnes from 86,216.
    Imports in October-February fell to 59,605 tonnes from
76,044 in the same months a year earlier, the sugar industry
association said.
    Human sugar consumption in October-February rose to 817,856
tonnes from 799,128 in the year-ago period.
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