155 articles tagged "sugar"
Sugar cane farmers can expect good news as the Prime Minister is expected to make an announcement on their cane payment that will be more than the guaranteed price of $85 per tonne tomorrow. This has been confirmed
Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh says people from the Fiji Sugar Corporation have been fired for corrupt practices and the matters have been handed to police. In a press conference earlier today, Sin
A lot of burnt cane is coming in says Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh and that’s not a good sign for us. He says the quality of sugar does not look good when you bring in burnt cane. Singh stated this
The Fiji Sugar Corporation sold $209.7 million worth of sugar for the 2022-2023 financial year, the highest in the last nine years and FSC share of proceeds reaching $64.3 million, the most favourable in the last 16 yea
The Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited has reached a notable milestone by surpassing the 100,000 Metric tonne threshold in sugar production for the season. As of yesterday, FSC has successfully produced 100,215 Metric
Akisi Vinaka is the first woman appointed to the Board of Directors for the Fiji Sugar Corporation Board. Vinaka was appointed to the FSC board by Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh, in concurrence with t
National Federation Party Vice-President Parmod Chand says politicians must stop abusing media freedom to spread lies and misinformation that malign other political leaders and ministers in the Coalition Government afte
The welfare of our farmers and their involvement is critical as they play a crucial role in the economy. This was highlighted by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad during the
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says there is good news for cane growers as they are set to receive a record cane payment this year for the 2022 harvesting season after being short-
The fourth cane payment of $7.11 per tonne will be done on Monday bringing the total payment for 2022 to $85.26. The Sugar Industry Tribunal says the net share of the sugarcane growers cane proceeds received and ba
The National Farmers Union has written to the Minister for Sugar to inform him that cane farmers from various sectors in Labasa have resolved in the Annual General Meeting of the National Farmers Union to request the Mi
Four new members have been appointed to the Fiji Sugar Corporation board of Directors by the Ministry of Sugar Industry. The Ministry says four new members include Paras Ram Reddy, Nitya Reddy, Kaison Chang and Ma
Cane farmers have received $24.62 per tonne as the third cane payment for the 2022 harvest season. According to FSC's Chief Executive Officer, Bhan Pratap Singh, this payment is one of the highest in the last two d
Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh says cane farmers will get $85 per tonne this year and they will get a new figure in the next financial year. Singh highlighted this while responding to Opposition MP
National Federation Party General Secretary, Seni Nabou says former Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar Industry Voreqe Bainimarama allegedly misled Parliament on 14th February 2019 by saying an investigation had comm
Minister for Sugar Industry Charan Jeath Singh has revealed the salaries of former and current senior staff of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, where former board member who advanced to CEO and Executive Chair Abdul Khan was
We have talked about providing incentives to those farmers who produce more cane per hectare than what they are currently producing. This has been stated by the Minister for Sugar Industry Charan Jeath Singh.
The Minister for Sugar industry, Charan Jeath Singh says major changes can be expected in the operations of the Fiji Sugar Corporation - from relying heavily on Government funding into an independent commercial entity.
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has been invited to lead the Fiji Sugar Corporation Board. Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh says he has already had discussions with Chaudhry. He says
The Lautoka Mill crushed a total of 514,892 tonnes of cane, producing 47,602 tonnes of sugar in the 2022 crushing season. The Fiji Sugar corporation says the burnt cane percentages remained exponentially high throu
