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SA Canegrowers have raised major concern on Monday that data from the local sugar industry shows a 20% collapse in local sugar sales when compared over the same period of time in the previous three seasons with the current season sales dropping from from 626 417 tons in 2023/24 to 433 380 tons this season
SUGAR IMPORTS

SA Canegrowers warns of sharp drop in local sugar sales

SA Canegrowers says local sugar sales have fallen sharply and is urging retailers to honour commitments under the Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan.

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read
Sugar imports in the first five months of 2026 were nearly double what they were in the same period a year before, according to SA Canegrowers.
TONGAAT HULETT
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Tongaat Hulett delays payments as cash-flow pressure mounts

Tongaat Hulett’s business-rescue practitioners say cash-flow headroom remains under pressure, with some cane and supplier payments delayed and an industry-wide strike affecting…

  • Edward West
3 min read