Nigeria’s National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) is tightening oversight of sugar import quotas by requiring companies to demonstrate genuine backward-integration commitments. The...
Kazakhstan plans measures to boost domestic sugar production after imports met 70.4% of consumption in 2025, far above the government’s self-sufficiency target....
Bangladesh approved imports of 25,000 tonnes of sugar from Indonesia at $514 per tonne to strengthen domestic stocks. The government also approved...
Raju Shetti urged PM Modi to reject sugar imports, warning shipments could arrive as the new crushing season boosts domestic output, depressing...
Nigeria imported 460,800 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar worth $210 million between May and July. While Brazil remains the dominant supplier, Nigeria...
Indonesia will tighten refined sugar imports and require importers to develop domestic sugarcane plantations to achieve sugar self-sufficiency within two years. The...
South Africa’s sugar industry has urged the government to urgently revise its import tariff mechanism after 2026 sugar imports nearly doubled year-on-year,...
Fiji’s government approved precautionary sugar imports despite confirming current stocks are sufficient. Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel said imports will prevent potential shortages...
Pakistan’s FY2025-26 food import bill rose 11.66% to $9.15 billion, driven by higher palm oil and sugar imports. Food exports fell 29.49%...