Fiji sugar industry Archives

Fiji : High labour costs drive cane burning, say farmers

Fiji sugarcane farmers continue burning cane due to high labour costs and worker shortages, despite lower cane quality. The Fiji Sugar Corporation...

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Fiji : Sugar export earnings plunge in 2025 to a nine year low

Fiji’s sugar export earnings fell below $50 million in 2025, the lowest since 2017, as sugar production declined to about 110,000 tonnes....

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High production costs threaten Fiji’s sugar industry, minister calls for crop diversification

Fiji’s Sugar Minister Tomasi Tunabuna said rising production costs have made sugar economically unviable, urging farmers to diversify into lower-cost crops. With...

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Fiji : Government rejects $110 cane price

Fiji’s government has rejected calls to raise the guaranteed sugarcane price to **$110 per tonne**, citing an unsustainable fiscal burden. Officials say...

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Fiji : Sugar industry losses linked to mill failure, says Chaudhry

Fiji’s National Farmers Union accused the Fiji Sugar Corporation of mismanagement, citing mill inefficiencies, a fire-related shutdown that left 80,000 tonnes of...

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Fiji : Focus on sugar industry, Chaudhry tells minister

NFU secretary Mahendra Chaudhry criticised Fiji’s Agriculture Minister Tomasi Tunabuna for attacking farmers instead of addressing cane growers’ grievances over low payments,...