June 17, 2024

Sugar industry closes in on a million tonnes of cane ground in season

This is behind last year's pace as the season ended in mid-June but BSI/ASR is likely to finish with more than a million tonnes ground after [...]
June 7, 2024

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association calls for transparency in commission of inquiry

The BSCFA called on the Commission to reconsider and hold public hearings, emphasizing the importance of transparency for the industry's future.
June 5, 2024

Belize Sugar Industries says company ‘welcomes the Commission of Inquiry’ but will not ‘share proprietary and confidential information’

By Rubén Morales Iglesias:  The Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI) said on Tuesday that while the company “welcomes the role of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) focused [...]
June 3, 2024

Sugar Industry Commission of Inquiry, established to review state of sugar cane industry, gets inquiry underway

“The Commission is expected to examine the sugar cane industry's whole value chain and present recommendations to the Government of Belize,” the statement said.
May 31, 2024

A sugar price increase will be ‘justified:’ Minister of Agriculture

But Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai told the House of Representatives on Thursday that any such increase must be justified by Belize Sugar Industries Limited/American Sugar [...]
May 31, 2024

Getting to the bottom of the sugar scarcity

On its face, Patt said, Belize should be self-sufficient in sugar – while only Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI/ASR) supplies to the local market, Belize consumes [...]
May 30, 2024

Belize Sugar Crisis: UDP Accuses PUP of fueling smuggling and shortages

Citing a recent incident in Patchakan village, the UDP says "a recent patrol of the Belize Defense Force along the Rio Hondo River resulted in the [...]
May 26, 2024

Sugar shortage crisis continues despite more sugar produced for the local market

A major factor contributing to the domestic shortage is the increase in illicit cross-border trade. Because the price of both brown and white sugar is controlled [...]