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March 23, 2015 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/pQ3QTa  

Even as sugar production in India rose by 2.8 million tonnes by March 15 this year touching 22.18 million tonnes, the ex-factory price of sugar remains low compared to the procured cost of cane resulting in losses to the sugar industry, an industry official said here on Monday, according to the Indian Asian News Service…

March 24, 2015 Visayan Daily Star | http://goo.gl/PYeqCj

The Sugar Regulatory Administration is requesting the Negros Occidental government to hasten its  cloud-seeding operation to mitigate the effect of the prolonged dryspell in the province.

In a letter to Gov. Alfredo Marañon, Jr. coursed through the office of Provincial Agriculturist Igmedio Tabianan…

March 24, 2015 Visayan Daily star by Carla Gomez |http://goo.gl/W9u9vp

Sugar leaders yesterday welcomed the call of Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) for a House inquiry into tax impositions on raw sugar by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, but aired their opposition to the move to subject more agricultural lands to agrarian reform.

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March 23, 2015 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/8i8ZBe

China imported nearly 124,000 tonnes of sugar in February, down around 24% from a year ago and about half the volume expected by industry, with analysts saying shipments were likely delayed as the Lunar New Year holiday fell in the middle of the month, according to Reuters.

Some shipments may also have been refused…

March 20, 2015 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/rgmJJx

U.S. regulators' decision to approve a controversial trade deal with Mexico has struck a major blow to sugarcane refiners, who will struggle to source supplies, and confectioners, who will pay higher sugar prices, according to Reuters.

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday rejected challenges from…