date:Mar 05, 2013
Emergency state sugar can funding is to rise from five reals per ton to 10 reals per ton. This was the pledge made by the government to a delegation comprising the North Eastern Sugar Cane Union and the Ministry of Agro-Energy Production.
Production losses of 30-60 per cent have been reported in the north eastern sugar regions due to prolonged dry weather with the Zona da mata region being particularly affected.
The north east sugar region produces 18 million tons of sugar cane annually, yield