The Sugar Industry Tribunal has allowed farmers in the Rarawai Mill area to burn their cane from today.
The Tribunal made the decision after consulting the Fiji Sugar Corporation and viewing the fact that Sugar commission of Fiji has been dissolved.
The Tribunal has not allowed on programme burning at Labasa, Lautoka and Penang Mills.
Meanwhile, FSC is set to incur further financial burdens as the Sugar Industry Tribunal has revealed that the FSC will pay up to $7 per tonne for the transfer of sugar cane from Rarawai to the Penang and Lautoka Sugar Mills.
The Ba mill is still under repair following a fire incident last month.
Due to the transfer of the standing cane from Ba to Penang and Lautoka, the crushing termination dates have also been extended.
The Lautoka sugar mill will terminate crushing on December 6th, while the Rarawai and Penang sugar mills will now terminate operations for the current crushing season on December 2nd.
Story by: Ronal Deo
Tribunal allows farmers to burn sugar cane at Rarawai mill area
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