Fiji : FSC completes two sugar export shipments, third set for December
Fiji has completed two sugar export shipments for 2025, sending 9,425 tonnes to the US under the tariff-rate quota and 38,000 tonnes to the UK, with another 33,000 tonnes due in December. FSC continues bulk sales through brokers, while the proposed 10,000-tonne Rakiraki mill remains at the expression-of-interest stage.
The Fiji Sugar Corporation has completed two export shipments for the 2025 season and a third is planned for mid-December, Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh told Parliament.
He says 9,425 tonnes of sugar have been shipped to the United States under the tariff-rate quota, while 38,000 tonnes have gone to the United Kingdom.
A further 33,000 tonnes will be sent to the UK next month.
Singh says FSC has secured reliable buyers and continues to sell bulk sugar through international brokers to maximise returns.
He confirmed that plans for a 10,000-tonne-a-day integrated sugar mill in Rakiraki remain at the expression-of-interest stage, with strong international interest received but no tender yet issued.
Singh says due diligence and transparency are being prioritised as the project progresses.
Opposition MP Virendra Lal questioned quota fulfilment and the long-delayed Rakiraki mill, noting Parliament had discussed the proposal for decades.
Singh maintained the mill project is moving ahead but emphasised it is not a small project and will take time.
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Source : FBC News
