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Belize Sugar Cane Farmers get tough on B.S.I.

2013-11-14 07:19:21| Sugar Industry News

We have been reporting that there is unease in the sugar industry because the Belize Sugar Industries has closed the door on discussions with the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association on revenue sharing in respect of bagasse. The BSCFA says B.S.I. is making millions of dollars in from the bio-fuel used to generate energy fed to the national grid. They also say, there is an agreement with B.S.I. on revenue sharing and the farmers are asking for ten dollars per ton of sugar cane brought to the mills. The BSCFA has upped the ante saying that it has a mandate from the farmers that unless they sign an agreement that involves bagasse, they will not be delivering any sugar when the next crop season opens on November twenty-fifth. The situation could deteriorate because farmers are not likely to sit back quietly. The BSCFA told News Five that it is meeting with its board members this Thursday to further review B.S.I.\'s position and that a follow up meeting will be held with their attorneys.

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Farmers seek scientific price for sugar cane

2013-11-07 07:09:42| Sugar Industry News

The indefinite roadblock protest by sugar cane farmers, demanding that the State government should announce a State Advisory Price of Rs 3,500 per tonne of sugarcane and implement the Karnataka Sugar cane (Regulation of Purchase and Supply) Act in toto entered the second day on Wednesday.

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Sugar Beet Farmers Endure Sugar Price Drop

2013-11-05 09:14:55| Sugar Industry News

While American Crystal Sugar was not able to comment, company CEO Dave Berg said in a statement that he is predicting a payment of $38 per ton of beets for the 2013 crop from $68 per ton for the 2012 crop for a few reasons.

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Sugar mills, farmers differ over fixing cane price

2013-10-21 09:01:44| Sugar Industry News

Sugarcane farmers and sugar mills are at loggerheads over the fixation of cane price in Karnataka for the year 2013-14. The first meeting of the newly constituted sugarcane control board, held in Bangalore last month failed to arrive at a consensus on the cane price as both representatives mill owners and farmers' body stuck to their stand.

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