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September 1, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/YzJKFD
Sugar prices fell for a second straight session Monday, as Brazil's currency fell to a 12 1/2-year low against the dollar, according to Dow Jones.
Raw sugar for October delivery fell 2.6% to end at 10.69 cents a pound on the ICE Future U.S. exchange, with the Brazilian real down 1.2% recently against the dollar.…
September 1, 2015Manila Bulletin (Madelaine B. Miraflor) | http://goo.gl/qHFjCv
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pursuing moves to merge sugarcane farms to promote block farming among Filipino farmers, a project that will get more than P2-billion budget from various government agencies.
DA Secretary Proceso Alcala, together with Department of Agrarian Reform (…
August 31, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/ebR1Dv
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), the nation’s biggest refiner, plans to spend INR160 billion (US$2.4 billion) to build a plant for producing synthetic ethanol as it seeks to secure supplies of the biofuel to meet mandatory blending norms, according to Bloomberg.
The state-run company is studying the project to produce 1…
August 31, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/TOFbW5
A UN agency says the solution to the woes of Kenya's sugar industry lies in lowering the cost of production and not protecting cane farmers, according to Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper.
UN Conference on Trade and Development secretary-general Mukhisa Kituyi challenged Kenya to make her industries competitive to…
August 28, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/h0PkIz
Thirty-two thousand tonnes of sugar has already left Fiji shores for overseas markets, says Labasa Fiji Sugar Corporation mill manager Christopher Karia, according to the Fiji Times newspaper.
While answering queries from king and queen contestants who toured the mill Wednesday, Karia said three ships had left our…