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October 7, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/WHRICP

Sugar consumption in Ghana is expected to exceed 870,000 metric tonnes annually by 2030, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has said, according to the Ghana News Agency.

The current consumption stands at 257,000 metric tonnes, he said.

Addressing a consultative forum on the National…

October 6, 2015Manila Standard Today (Anna Leah E. Gonzales) | http://goo.gl/3k6972

Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Ma. Regina Martin urged sugar farmers and industry stakeholders to prepare for the onslaught of El Niño, which is forecast to intensify before the end of this year and last until June of 2016.

“Sugarcane is a very resilient crop, just like the…

October 6, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/Txy75V

The government has allocated 60,000 hectares of land for investment in large-scale commercial farming for sugar and rice, according to Uganda's East African Business Week.

The land is located in Mkulazi area, 60 kilometres from the Dar es Salaam - Morogoro highway.

The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) is…

October 6, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/OEvvZS

Liberal National Party MP, Michelle Landry has called the US "gutless" for refusing to move on sugar in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, as other Queensland Coalition MPs threaten to cross the floor over the deal, according to the Australian Financial Review.

Landry's comments come as fellow LNP MP Matt …

October 6, 2015Manila Bulletin (Chino Leyco) | http://goo.gl/gqgazD

The Bureau of Customs has raised P331.9 million in the first 9 months of the year from auctions of illegally imported goods forfeited by the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

In a statement, the government’s second largest tax agency said yesterday that a total of 809 containers went…