The Cape Town and Johannesburg connections to São Paulo provide additional capacity for perishables, pharmaceuticals, and high-value manufactured goods.
The union is seeking equal two-year pay and benefits protection for employees affected by Unilever’s food assets transaction with McCormick.
Growers are seeking higher cane prices, ethanol production opportunities, loan waivers and reliable power as drought and rising costs put pressure on Karnataka’s sugar sector.
Butali Sugar says controlled import schedules and tighter repackaging rules are needed as Kenya seeks to balance domestic production with market demand.
The government is aiming to reach 20 tonnes per hectare by using new varieties developed through a research project with Nigerian partners.