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June 25, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/AZm97C

The government is pursuing an aggressive National Sugar Policy to ensure a reduction in the importation of sugar, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has stated, according to GhanaWeb.

That, he explained, had been necessitated by the amount of money Ghana spent on the importation of sugar every…

June 23, 2015Reuters Africa | http://goo.gl/Fovbiq

SAO PAULO, June 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's center-south region produced 1.97 million tonnes of sugar in the first half of June, cane industry group Unica said on Tuesday, a figure that missed market estimates slightly and offered mild support to sugar futures in New York.

Sugar output in the first two weeks of June…

June 23, 2015Sugar Research Australia | http://goo.gl/ZO6am6

Sugar Research Australia (SRA) has today announced its research investment agenda for 2015/2016, which will deliver research and development outcomes that provide direct benefits to sugarcane growers and millers.

SRA Chairman Paul Wright AM said that SRA will invest $17.5 million in research for 2015/2016…

June 23, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/7QY9co

Brazil's Sao Martinho sugar and ethanol group said on Monday that it plans to increase its sugar production by more than 5% in the current April-March cane crushing season from the previous 12 months, at the expense of ethanol output, according to Reuters.

In its initial guidance for the 2015/2016 season, the milling…

June 22, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/nNQFW4

Sugar production in Jamaica has continued downward for a second consecutive month, according to Jamaica's Gleaner newspaper.

The Sugar Association of the Caribbean has reported that Jamaica produced 21,628 metric tonnes of sugar in May.

This is in comparison to the 25,289 tonnes produced in April.

For…