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Mystery syndrome hits sugar cane industry
2015-05-11 09:42:59| Sugar Industry News
Yellow Canopy Syndrome appeared at a farm south of Cairns in 2012 and has since spread to farms across north Queensland including Mackay.
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Millions of farmers keep faith in sugar cane, shrug off poor returns
2015-05-11 09:42:59| Sugar Industry News
AHMEDNAGAR, India (Reuters) - It is a Catch-22 for Nandkumar Patil, one of the millions of sugar cane farmers in India.
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Concern on lighting fires near cane farms
2015-05-04 09:03:50| Sugar Industry News
Update: 11:26AM DUE to the cost to farmers, the sugar industry and the economy, the public is being advised against lighting fires unnecessarily near sugarcane fields.
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Trade agreement raises sugar cane industry concerns
2015-05-04 09:03:50| Sugar Industry News
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that would regulate trade between the U.S. and 11 other countries is causing concern that it could bring down prices for the local sugar industry.
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Imported sugar crushes hopes of cane growers
2015-05-04 09:03:50| Sugar Industry News
Sugarcane farmers in the region are in dire straits due to glut in sugar production. The government\'s decision early this week to hike the import duty on sugar from 25 per cent to 40 per cent was described as too little too late by the farmers here. Kurubur Shanthakumar, president of the Sugarcane Cultivators\' Association, told The Hindu that the decision to hike import duty on sugar should have been introduced earlier to prevent the glut in the market and prevent the slide in prices.
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