date:Aug 02, 2013
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In August, September and October of 2012, sugarcane processed across the country was 190,000 million tons, whereas domestic sugar consumption is only 230,000 tons and imported sugar is 40,000 tons.
Sugar supply is now far in excess of demand by about 200,000 tons, before the next sugarcane crop. This puts huge pressure on sugar plants, said Doan Xuan Hoa, deputy director of the Department of Processing and Trade for Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Products and Salt Production.
As per an Inter