Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by half. Business 19 Nov, 2023
Surging sugar prices leave bitter taste Sugar prices have surged by more than 36 per cent in the domestic market, burning a bigger hole in consumers’ wallets. The price of sugar which was retailed at Rs 110 per kg until a few weeks ago has soared to between Rs 130 and Rs 150 per kg at present. Business 27 Sep, 2023
World food prices climb in November, stay at 10-year peak: FAO World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday. World 02 Dec, 2021
World food price index climbs in April, highest since mid-2014 -FAO World food prices increased for a 11th consecutive month in April, hitting their highest level since May 2014, with sugar leading a rise in all the main indices, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. World 06 May, 2021
Agrawal arrested for delaying payment to sugarcane farmers The government doubled import duty on sugar and imposed quantitative restriction to promote domestic sugar, but mill operators did not clear dues to farmers Kathmandu, October 31 Police today arrested Industrialist Rakesh Agrawal, proprietor... 01 Nov, 2018
Parliamentary panel seeks CIAA intervention on sugar pricing Kathmandu, October 11 A sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee of the Federal Parliament has submitted a report to the chair of the parliamentary panel Bharat Kumar Shah recommending removal of quantitative restriction on import of sugar to keep... Travel 12 Oct, 2018
EDITORIAL: Sugar goes bitter Sugar producers’ intent to make the most of festive season and hike sugar prices just leaves a bitter taste in mouth Just as the festive season is knocking on the door, the price of sugar has now started surging in domestic markets as the government... 03 Oct, 2018
India poised to unveil sweeteners for sugar mills, cane growers NEW DELHI: India is set to announce a slew of support measures for the sugar sector, government sources said, aimed at cutting a growing surplus and propping up local prices to help loss-making mills and millions of cane growers who make up a key... 05 Jun, 2018
India�s decision to scrap export duty to hit Nepali sugar industry Kathmandu, March 21 The decision taken by the Indian government to scrap export duty on sugar poses a big threat to Nepal’s sugar industry, especially as Nepali sugar is already finding it hard to compete with imported sugar in terms of price,... 22 Mar, 2018
Govt proposes 50 per cent customs duty on sugar import Kathmandu, November 28 The government is mulling over hiking import duty on sugar to 50 per cent to support sugarcane farmers and prop up sugar price in the domestic market. Arguing that domestic sugarcane farmers and their produce are likely to... 29 Nov, 2017
India likely to raise sugar import tax to 50 percent: source NEW DELHI: India, the world's biggest sugar consumer, is likely to raise import duty on the sweetener to 50 percent from 40 percent in an attempt to restrict cheaper flows of the commodity from overseas, a government official said on Friday. Lower... 08 Jul, 2017
Tobler-moan: UK fans bare sweet teeth over scaled-down chocolate bar ZURICH: British fans of Toblerone chocolate bars have bared their sweet teeth over a cost-cutting move to space out the distinctive jagged peaks on versions of the Swiss treat sold in the UK. The scaled-down version was prompted by higher... 09 Nov, 2016
