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Sugarcane sector eyes prosperous year

Sugarcane sector eyes prosperous year

The Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association forecasts that the 2021-2022 crop year will be a prosperous year for the domestic sugar industry.
Sugarcane faces plummeting prices

Sugarcane faces plummeting prices

The sugarcane sector is facing record-low prices despite an increase of 500,000 tonnes of output over last year, leading to high inventory levels, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA).
Sugar industry needs reforms

Sugar industry needs reforms

The sugar industry needs to restructure to compete with rivals in other countries such as Thailand, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.
Association proposes stopping temporary import of sugar

Association proposes stopping temporary import of sugar

The sugar and sugarcane sssociation has proposed to the PM not to allow an extension for temporary sugar imports for re-export as the sweet industry was struggling with high stockpiles and slumping prices due to illegally imported sugar.
Sugar firms bitter as smuggling soars unchecked

Sugar firms bitter as smuggling soars unchecked

The huge volume of cheap sugar smuggled in from Thailand is among the key reasons for high inventories at sugar factories, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.
Rising demand forces sugar prices up

Rising demand forces sugar prices up

Authorities'' efforts to crack down on contraband and a simultaneous rise in demand have sent sugar prices soaring by 10 per cent in the three weeks since Tet.
Smuggled sugar hurts domestic firms

Smuggled sugar hurts domestic firms

Several sugar companies are saddled with increasing inventory because of imported and smuggled sugar, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Sugar group calls for help

Sugar group calls for help

The Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA) has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to only allow the export of domestically produced sugar in order to help local producers.
Sugar surplus deals bitter blow to traders

Sugar surplus deals bitter blow to traders

The local sugar inventory has snowballed to a record high of over 600,000 tonnes, according to Chairman of Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA) Nguyen Thanh Long.