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May 22, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/Pl1P84

African producers are showing growing unease over the forthcoming liberalisation of European Union sugar regulations, which they believe could effectively shut some of them out of a key export market, according to Togo-based bank Ecobank, reports Agrimoney.

The end of production quotas will, in boosting the EU's own…

May 22, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/NXOQ0a

Following its merger with ALL (América Latina Logística), Rumo Logística has briefed analysts on investment plans for the ALL freight network up to 2019, when it is planning to spend a total of R$7·4bn (US$2.4 billion) on new projects, according to Railway Gazette.

Under the first phase running until the end of 2016…

May 22, 2015Visayan Daily Star by Carla P. Gomez | http://goo.gl/eNiDmt

The Sugar Regulatory Administration is holding additional consultations on the implementing rules and regulations of the Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 , SRA administrator Ma. Regina Martin said yesterday.

A consultation will be held in Bais City, Negros Oriental, on Monday, and in…

May 19, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/GC0ymy

Supermarket giant Tesco will cut the sugar content in all its own label soft drinks by five per cent amid health concerns, according to Local World.

With obesity and Type 2 diabetes on the rise, the move has been hailed as a landmark by health experts.

Tesco is the biggest seller of soft drinks in the UK,…

May 20, 2015Visayan Daily Star by Carla P. Gomez | http://goo.gl/MlzSb9

Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. aired his opposition to the imposition of advance Value Added Tax on raw sugar that, he said, will have dire consequences, especially on small farmers.

The governor spoke at a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on House Bill 5713,…