August 25, 2024

Commission of Inquiry into the Sugar Cane Industry to hold Public Hearings in late August and early September

Following the sessions in the north, the venue for the public hearings will move to the Ministry of Agriculture’s conference room at the agriculture showgrounds in [...]
August 15, 2024

Belize’s Sugar Industry faces challenges amidst growth in other agricultural sectors

Belize’s sugar industry is currently facing significant challenges, despite the overall growth in the country’s agricultural sector, according to Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, [...]
July 23, 2024

Provisional figures establish successful 2023-24 sugar crop season – figures rebound despite industry issues

The mill milled 104,138 tons of sugar overall. Of these, 56,356 tons was raw sugar (neither white nor brown); 35,466 tons was brown sugar and 12,315 [...]
July 17, 2024

Sugar crop season to end on July 21

BSI advises all farmers and harvesting group leaders to manage cane preparation to ensure cane trucks delivering join the queue no later than 12 noon, while [...]
July 12, 2024

Sugar season grinds towards conclusion as million-ton mark passed

The effects of recent rains prompted Belize Sugar Industries Limited/American Sugar Refining (BSI/ASR) to call for the season to end. Still, farmers wanted more time to [...]
July 9, 2024

Chamber of Commerce issues warning over Sugar Industry Commission of Inquiry

Last month in a press statement, BSI/ASR reiterated that “it cannot share proprietary and confidential information. BSI has also communicated to the government that it will [...]
June 28, 2024

BSI resumes sugar cane milling after one-week rain suspension

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Sugar cane milling at Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) in Orange Walk resumed on Thursday after a one-week suspension caused by the constant rains.
June 27, 2024

Cabinet approves establishment of state-backed Seasonal Migrant Workers Program

This program intends to promote the ethical recruitment of workers and enhance accountability and efficacy to improve labor migration processes and employment outcomes for migrant workers [...]