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Canegrowers' Paul Schembri and Sugar Milling Council's Dominic Nolan react to the Senate inquiry recommendation

2015-06-25 08:33:16| Sugar Industry News

The Australian Sugar Milling Council says the industry must be left to negotiate its own commercial solution to a deadlock over the future of sugar marketing, but a recommendation by a federal parliamentary committee has backed a sugar code of conduct. Canegrowers Queensland's Paul Schembri says the recommendation held extra weight because the committee was made up of Senators from both political parties.

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Senator O'Sullivan says sugar millers had their chance to make marketing peace

2015-06-25 08:33:16| Sugar Industry News

Sugar millers have rejected a parliamentary committee inquiry's recommendation that a mandatory code of conduct be introduced to help address an impasse over marketing in the Australian sugar industry. The Australian Sugar Milling Council says the industry must be left to negotiate its own commercial solution. But Queensland Senator Barry O'Sullivan says millers have shown themselves unwilling to budge on how raw sugar exports are sold into the market.

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Kenya: Don't Politicise Mumias Sugar Revival - Uhuru

2015-06-25 08:33:16| Sugar Industry News

Nairobi The government has released Sh1 billion for revitalisation of Mumias Sugar Company as Members of Parliament from Western region announced that President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto will be visiting the sugar district on Wednesday.

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Sustainability in Drinks - Sugar: A Shared Priority

2015-06-23 15:36:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Within the sustainable sourcing challenge for food and drinks producers, the focus on sugarcane is set to increase substantially over the coming years. Not only does sugarcane present daunting sustainability challenges, Ben Cooper writes, but as a key ingredient shared by two of the major beverage sectors it could present opportunities for collective industry engagement.

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