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Severe droughts in the southern Honduran provinces of Choluteca and Valle are an annual problem for sugarcane growers and other farmers, a situation exacerbated by poor water management. It is reported by EFE. «The lack of water, or drought, in the south is quite a big barrier to productivity. Water for sugarcane (crops) is needed most in April and May, and that's exactly...

Tanzania has lifted a ban on importation of sugar with a view to curbing scarcity, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa announced Thursday. It is reported by Xinhuanet. The Tanzanian premier made the statement during the parliamentary session in the country's capital Dodoma when reacting to a question over the government's plan...

The Belarusian state food industry concern «Belgospischeprom» plans to launch sugar supplies to China in 2018. Chairman of «Belgospischeprom» Oleksander Zabello tells about it, as BELTA reports. «China produces less sugar than it consumes. The country imports millions of tonnes of sugar. T...

Indian cabinet approved a proposal to give subsidies to cane farmers for produce they sell to sugar mills, a government source said, as part of efforts to help growers and companies struggling with a glut. It is reported by Reuters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration decided to give 55 rupees ($0.82) for every tonne of cane sold to the mills. As a drop in local sugar prices to their...

Sugar merchant Alvean said on Friday it has signed a long-term raw sugar sales contract with Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar, owner and operator of the world's largest sugar refinery. It is reported by Reuters. Al Khaleej has had a long-term relationship with one of Alvean's shareholders, Copersucar, for nearly two decades. «The relationship, now lying with Alvean,...

Brazil's center-south, the world's largest sugar producing region, sped up harvesting in the first half of April, crushing a quarter more cane than in the same period a year earlier, industry group Unica said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Mills crushed 22,21 million tonnes of cane in the first two weeks of April versus 17,7 million tonnes a year earlier, allocating 68,5 percent of that cane to ethanol prod...

After a several-month break Agara Sugar factory will resume operation from June 1, announces the office of Georgia’s business ombudsman and Agara Sugar company. It is reported by «Sputnik Georgia». All employees of the factory will return to their jobs. The Georgian government and the founders of Agara Sugar company negotiated with the...

Rogers Sugar Inc. (the «Corporation» or «Rogers Sugar») is pleased to announce a two-year extension to the existing agreement with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers («ASBG») covering the 2019 and 2020 crops. It is reported by Nasdaq. Established in 1950, the Taber operation is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada and employs 135 Albertans full time. In addition, approximately 240 seasonal...

Philippine raw-sugar output in the current crop year (CY) has reached 1,584 million tonnes, 11,3 percent lower than the 1,786 million tonnes recorded a year ago, the latest data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) showed. It is reported by BusinessMirror. Preliminary data released by the SRA showed that raw-sugar production from September 1, 2017 to April 1 amounted to 31,869 million 50-kilogram bags (Lkg), from 35,...

Vietnam will keep its sugarcane growing area stable at 300,000 hectares until 2030 in parallel with increasing sugar output and quality, according to a plan on the sugar industry’s development until 2020 with a vision to 2030. It is reported by vov.vn. The plan, recently approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), aims to promote the industry’s competitiveness and sustainable development w...