Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed a simple, biodegradable ground cover — wax-coated sand — which keeps soil wet and increases crop yields.
Jamaican government to invest over US$7.8 mln in the sugar industry [Registered]
The Jamaican government is planning to invest more than JM$1 billion (US$7.8 mln) through the Sugar Transformation Project to develop a sustainable private-sector-led sugar industry, according to local press reports.
China – Cane production to be boosted through increasing acreage of irrigated crop [Registered]
Only 6% of the cane crop in southern Guangxi is currently irrigated, according to the 2015-2020 sugar production plan released recently by the country’s top economic planner, the National Developemnt and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Monthly Snapshot
Raw sugar for March delivery settled at 19.82 cents/pound on January 18 after reaching a two-and-a-half-week high earlier in the session at 20.25 cents. The white sugar contract expiring in […]
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