Sugar & Confectionery – LATEST NEWS
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Zimbabwe calls for cheap finance, new mill to strengthen sugar industry
Zimbabwe’s Parliament has proposed cheaper financing, improved infrastructure and greater milling competition to strengthen the sugar value chain and improve farmers’ access to credit
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US cuts Brazil sugar import quota by 55,900 tonnes for 2027
Brazilian sugar producers face reduced preferential access to the US market, with northeastern mills expected to seek alternative export destinations.
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Kenya moves to tighten sugar import rules amid farmer concerns
Lawmakers are consulting sugar industry stakeholders as Kenya reviews import controls following the expiry of its long-running Comesa safeguard regime.
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Nestlé Canada completes US$35M Toronto confectionery factory expansion
The investment adds a flexible moulding line for KitKat and Aero, while Nestlé faces separate FSSAI adjudication cases involving infant nutrition products in India.
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India’s Karnataka sugarcane growers demand US$46.9 sugarcane FRP
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.