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February 2, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/uZs1Xd

For international investors who missed out on the rush into Brazil's sugar sector a decade ago and have been waiting patiently for their next shot, they will have to be patient just a while longer, reports Sugaronline.

Though the lower Real makes assets more attractive for foreign investment, the current…

February 1, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/XNg32p

Consolidating national policy around the development of a strong ethanol industry has been key to pulling the Indian sugar industry out of the doldrums and modernising towards the future, reports Sugaronline.

As a key aspect of the government's energy strategy for the country, ethanol provides an opportunity to…

February 1, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/Kwq8Sl

Indian sugar mills have contracted to sell one million tonnes of sugar in the 2015/2016 season and expect to sign deals for another million tonnes this season as exports head for China, the president of an industry body said on Monday, according to Reuters.

"One million tonnes have been contracted and another one…

February 1, 2016 Mary Grace Padin (Business Mirror) | http://goo.gl/TBmFFI

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is allocating P89.59 million for the establishment of sugarcane high-yielding variety (HYV) nurseries in sugarcane mill districts in the country.

The SRA said the initiative is a priority project of the agency aimed at increasing the yield of…

February 1, 2016 Alden M. Monzon (Business World) | http://goo.gl/bTetRm

A MEASURE exempting raw cane sugar from the value-added tax (VAT) has been approved at bicameral level, with lawmakers confident it will be signed into law before the end of the Aquino administration.

On Monday, the legislature’s bicameral conference committee harmonized Senate Bill No. 2987…