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June 10, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/u24UP8

Fiji sugar is now sold in South Korea and is already a hot commodity, says chairman of Paradise Bio Sugar (PBS), Lee Hon Gyu, according to the Fiji Times newspaper.

"While we are still undertaking marketing and securing further deals with retailers and major food processing and cosmetic companies in Korea and China,…

June 9, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/G3t6cC

With just over a week to go before the start of the sugarcane harvest and crush season, farmers have been advised to make every effort to cut and transport green cane to their nearest mill, according to the Fiji Times newspaper.

Sugar Cane Growers Council CEO Sundresh Chetty said the recent fourth cane payment of F$15…

June 9, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/kUzs8U

The Sugar Regulatory Administration has issued two orders to bolster domestic sugar supply, the agency said in a press statement, according to the Philippines' Visayan Daily Star newspaper.

Sugar Order 1-B provides for 100% "B" allocation for the remainder of the crop year. Under this order, sugar production starting…

June 9, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/XJPzTy

The 46 megawatts Universal Robina Corp. biomass power plant at the URC-Southern Negros Development Corp. compound in Kabankalan City is operational and was inaugurated yesterday, Kabankalan Mayor Isidro Zayco said, according to the Philippines' Visayan Daily Star newspaper.

The URC plant, that is fired by bagasse, will…

June 8, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/TdJ3F5

India is expected to remain a major sugar producer globally and the industry is expected be a net exporter in 2015/16 marketing year, according to the Times of India newspaper. 

"India will continue to be a major sugar producer in the world and is expected to be a sugar surplus country for the sixth consecutive Sugar…