Sugar imports threatening domestic SA sugar industry, say cane growers

Sugar imports are threatening the domestic South African sugar industry and urgent solutions have to be found, according to the local cane growers’ organisation.

The cane growers indicated that the increases in sugar imports had an unavoidable impact on the competitiveness of the South African sugar industry. The industry had suffered a massive reduction in sales to the beverage sector as they reformulated away from sugar. Exploratory discussions about finding solutions led to the recommendation that the industry as a whole needed to propose a long-term vision and industrial plan that took into account the impact of global developments and the shifting landscape in the sugar industry.

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