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Sugar & Confectionery – AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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India sugar prices rise 15.6% as lower production, global supply tighten
India expects adequate sugar stocks until October despite a production shortfall, while rising festive demand and global prices add pressure to the domestic market.
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Kenya orders sugar millers to pay cane farmers within seven days
Kenya is tightening sugar sector oversight through faster farmer payments, mobile weighbridges, quality-based cane testing and expanded domestic sugar refining.
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Illovo Sugar urges government to implement revised import price amid rising sugar imports
Illovo says delays to revised sugar import protection are putting pressure on growers, millers, jobs and rural economies across South Africa.
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Mumias Sugar denies repackaging claims, calls for more investment in cane farming
Mumias Sugar has urged millers to strengthen farmer support and cane development as Kenya seeks to revive domestic sugar production and reduce import dependence.
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Kenya’s sugar prices climb despite record first-half production
Rising retail prices highlight disconnect between stronger mill output and consumer costs.