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April 18, 2017

Marchel P. Espina (SunStar Bacolod) | https://goo.gl/AD001Y

NEGRENSES will defend the sugar industry against the unabated entry of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) at the Senate Tuesday, April 18.

The Senate agriculture committee led by Senator Cynthia Villar will conduct the inquiry, which will be attended by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel…

April 17, 2017

Erwin P. Nicavera (SunStar Bacolod) | https://goo.gl/sMOHNZ

THE call to boycott Coca-Cola products sends a strong message from among the sugar industry stakeholders, particularly the sugarcane planters in the province, the chief of Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said.

SRA Chief Anna Rosario Paner said though that the SRA is not…

April 17, 2017

Sugaronline | https://goo.gl/aEEHof

The government has extended the deadline for import of 500,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar till June-end from the current June 12 timeline, according to the Press Trust of India newspaper.

Earlier this month, the government had allowed import at zero duty to boost domestic supply with production expected to…

April 17, 2017

Sugaronline | https://goo.gl/F3YhGD

A couple of Uttar Pradesh-based large sugar mills are planning to participate in the raw sugar import programme to extend operations of their refineries despite risk on profit margins due to high inland transportation cost from the designated ports to the refinery, according to India's Business Standard newspaper…

April 17, 2017

Sugaronline | https://goo.gl/TyrHrS

Brazil's RenovaBio, a program being prepared by the Federal Government to incentivize the use of biofuels domestically, should be successful to improve ethanol competitiveness versus gasoline, said the chairman at sugarcane industry association UNICA, Pedro Mizutani, according to Brazil's BTG Pactual investment…