155 articles tagged "sugar"
The National Federation Party says cane growers will not hear about their real need to be paid $20 per tonne of cane as 4th cane payment in Parliament today after the sudden removal of pending agenda items. NFP’s
Good news for cane farmers as the fourth cane payment of $10.31 per tonne will be made tomorrow. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar Yogesh Karan confirms the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama had dis
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has provided assistance in making arrangements with the Fiji Sugar Corporation and traders in an effort to normalise sugar supply. The FCCC says logistics disr
Major supermarkets have a short supply of sugar and are now awaiting delivery. MH Superfresh has told us they do not have sugar on the shelves from last week. Kundan Singh Supermarket is also facing a similar
Cane farmers will receive their third 2020 cane payment of $8.37 per tonne tomorrow. The Sugar Industry Tribunal says this will bring the total amount to $59.70 per tonne paid to farmers. A balance of $25.30 w
The new CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Bhan Pratap Singh knows the mechanics of the sugar industry and is precisely the person that was needed at the FSC. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar, Yoge
The Fiji Sugar Corporation Board has finalised the candidate for the CEO’s position. Chairman, Vishnu Mohan says an announcement will be made soon. Close to 90 applications were received for this position.
Good news for 3,360 cane farmers in Vanua Levu whose farms were affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, as the government has approved a Crop Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan worth more than $4 million. The plan will be
The CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Graham Clark says FSC has many non-productive assets such as land and idle buildings and they will continue the process to sell these as part of their debt reduction and capital op
The Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Vishnu Mohan says an announcement regarding the new FSC CEO will be made soon. Mohan says the interview process is progressing well. Graham Clark gave notice last ye
Reshmi Kumari has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Fiji Sugarcane Growers Council. She has replaced Sanjay Kumar. The appointment was made by the Prime Minister and Minister of the Sugar Industry V
The CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Graham Clark says the $50 million government grant was a contributing factor to the FSC’s profit of $21.9 million in the last financial year. Clark says operational gains an
The second cane payment for the 2020 season will be paid to cane farmers by next Friday. Growers will receive $12.83 per tonne of cane. The CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Graham Clark says payment has been
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reveals the Ministry of Sugar will announce a relief package for those sugarcane farmers whose farms have sustained damages during TC Yasa. He says it is not only about giv
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says as we map out our economic recovery with hope for a COVID-19 vaccine in sight, we will lean on agriculture, and on the sugar industry, to help us rebuild. While delivering his
Over 1.6 million tonnes of sugar cane has been crushed so far while sugar production stands at 145,875 tonnes compared to 149,571 tonnes for the same period in 2019. FSC says sugar recoveries continue to be adverse
The CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Graham Clark says the FSC is not in a position to assist cane growers by taking care of their deductions from the 2019 cane payment. For the 2018 cane payment, growers receive
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the $85 per tonne guaranteed cane price is a gross cane payment and from this amount, there are deductions like lorry transport cost and customs charges while the National
The National Federation Party says there shouldn’t be any deductions made from the proceeds of the final sugarcane payment for the 2019 season that is due to be paid before this Friday. NFP’s Vice-President, Da
Fiji Sugar Corporation CEO Graham Clark says the Corporation did not have to take a loan for the fourth cane payment for the 2019 season as funding was from sugar proceeds. The FSC secured a loan of $21.2 million f
