EU sugar production dips due to large carry-over stocks According to the USDA semi-annual review of the EU sugar sector, EU production for food use in 2013/14 is “forecast at 16.0 million tonnes, a decre... 02/02/2014
Fiji to maintain focus on EU market for sugar exports In December 2013, the Executive Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC), Abdul Khan, confirmed that the EU will remain a key market for Fiji’s... 29/01/2014
South African miller diversifies revenue base while supporting smallholder sugar cane development In November 2013, Tongaat Hulett reported the company’s highest level of sugar production in 10 years, with production this season projected at “be... 26/01/2014
Kenya to seek further extension of COMESA sugar safeguards According to the Kenyan Agriculture Secretary, Mr Felix Koskei, a further extension of COMESA sugar safeguards is to be sought, since “the sugar in... 19/01/2014
Tate & Lyle Sugars reiterates its call for abolition of sugar import duties At the ISO 22nd International seminar on 26 November 2013, a presentation by Tate & Lyle Sugars (TLS) called for the EU to accept the “abolitio... 19/01/2014
Fairtrade certification for multiple-ingredient products to be modified Following a meeting of the Fairtrade International Board in November 2013, it was announced that a new model for Fairtrade certification of value-a... 19/01/2014
Both EU sugar supply and demand developments likely to pose challenges for ACP exporters At the 98th session of the ACP Council of Ministers in December 2013, ACP ministers noted the scheduled abolition of EU sugar production quotas and... 12/01/2014
Dispute over new revenue streams set to escalate in Belize Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI) is in dispute with the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) over payments for bagasse used by the Be... 12/01/2014
Debate on South Africa sugar tariff continues Following the South African Sugar Association’s (SASA’s) request in October 2013 for “an import tariff increase of an effective 50 percent”, the So... 22/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013: Sugar sector 1. Background and key issuesWith world market sugar prices higher than levels since 2009, the EU su... 16/12/2013