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2 days ago · Cuba's sugar cane industry, once the world leader, first lost the United States as its main client 60 years ago, then the Soviet Union three decades later.- Plummeting production - Agricultural cooperatives were set up by the communist state 30 years ago in a bid to revitalize the industry after the fall of the Soviet Union, which was Cuba's main ally, investor and client.
Jul 1, 2020 · This month’s Processing column continues the theme of “How is it processed?” with a focus on sugar. In addition to exploring the history, market, and consumption of sugar, the column will outline the steps involved in processing and production.
1 day ago · Once the world leader, Cuba's sugar cane industry is now teetering on the brink as a crushing economic crisis has gripped the country. AFP. Cuba's sugar industry struggles through blackouts and ...
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2 days ago · The number of sugar mills in Cuba has since dropped from 156 to 56, and the 2022-2023 harvest barely reached 350,000 tons -- 4.4 percent of what the country produced until the early 1990s. 'We are ...
1 day ago · Generally, it is believed that sugarcane grows normally in the absence of stalk infecting pathogens causing red rot, wilt, smut or fungal diseases. Although degeneration occurs in sugarcane due to systemic build-up of non-fungal pathogens, the canes are harvested as healthy canes. The degenerated canes showed 30–50% reduction in cane weight and also a similar loss in juice yield. Even though ...
6 days ago · ISA Daily Price is a simple average of the close quotes for the first three future positions of the New York ICE, Contract No. 11. **. White Sugar Price Index is a simple average of the close quotes for the first two future positions of the London ICE, White Sugar Contract. +.
3 days ago · Michael Arum of the Kenya National Alliance of Sugarcane Farmers Organisations lauded the government for spearheading reforms in the sector. “The writing off of a Sh117 billion debt owed by Nzoia, Miwani, Chemelil, Muhoroni and Sony Sugar companies has relieved the State-owned millers of a heavy burden that crippled their operations,” he said.
