Sugar cane farmers to get historic $91.38 per tonne payment for 2022 season
Great news for sugar cane farmers as they will be receiving a historic record payment of $91.38 per tonne in total for the 2022 cane season. During the Cabinet announc
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Sugar Cane farmers to expect payment that will be more than the guaranteed price of $85 per tonne – Sugar Minister
Sugar cane farmers can expect good news as the Prime Minister is expected to make an announcement on their cane payment that will be more than the guaranteed price of $85
FSC workers fired for alleged corrupt practices – Sugar Minister
Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh says people from the Fiji Sugar Corporation have been fired for corrupt practices and the matters have been handed to poli
Don’t burn your cane – Sugar Minister
A lot of burnt cane is coming in says Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh and that’s not a good sign for us. He says the quality of sugar does not look good w
FSC sell $209.7m worth of sugar and records EBITDA positive of $17.9m in 2022-2023 financial year
The Fiji Sugar Corporation sold $209.7 million worth of sugar for the 2022-2023 financial year, the highest in the last nine years and FSC share of proceeds reaching $64.
Milestone achievement for FSC, surpassing 100,000 Metric tonnes of sugar this crushing season
The Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited has reached a notable milestone by surpassing the 100,000 Metric tonne threshold in sugar production for the season. As of yesterday
Vinaka appointed to FSC’s Board of Directors
Akisi Vinaka is the first woman appointed to the Board of Directors for the Fiji Sugar Corporation Board. Vinaka was appointed to the FSC board by Minister for Sugar In
Akisi Vinaka joins FSC Board of Directors
Akisi Vinaka has been appointed as the first female member to join the Fiji Sugar Corporation Board of Directors. The Ministry for Sugar says Vinaka brings 23 years of
Sugar Cane Growers Council to have elected members to give power back to the people – Prof. Prasad
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad confirms that an election will be held to appoint people to the Sugar Cane Growers Council but he s
4 new members appointed to the FSC Board
Four new members have been appointed to the Fiji Sugar Corporation board of Directors by the Ministry of Sugar Industry. The Ministry says four new members include Par
Sports Council CEO post will be advertised, Chairman Gilbert Vakalalabure to act as Acting CEO
The position of the Fiji Sports Council Chief Executive Officer will be advertised, and Council Chairman, Gilbert Vakalalabure will act as Acting CEO in the interim. V
NFP claims Bainimarama misled Parliament saying an investigation had commenced into alleged abuse of office by former FSC CEO
National Federation Party General Secretary, Seni Nabou says former Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar Industry Voreqe Bainimarama allegedly misled Parliament on 14th
FSC had provided evidence to FICAC, but the file disappeared – Singh
Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh says FSC had given evidence against the former FSC CEO, Abdul Khan, to FICAC some two years back, but the file had disappeared, howe
Major changes can be expected at the Fiji Sugar Corporation- Singh
The Minister for Sugar industry, Charan Jeath Singh says major changes can be expected in the operations of the Fiji Sugar Corporation - from relying heavily on Governmen
Lautoka Mill produced 47,602 tonnes of sugar in the 2022 crushing season
The Lautoka Mill crushed a total of 514,892 tonnes of cane, producing 47,602 tonnes of sugar in the 2022 crushing season. The Fiji Sugar corporation says the burnt can
NFU calls on FSC to make final cane payment for the 2021 season before Diwali
The National Farmers Union is calling on the Fiji Sugar Corporation to make the final cane payment for the 2021 crop season before Diwali as most growers do not have savi
Crushing is progressing well and within budget – FSC
Fiji Sugar Corporation has crushed 731,880 tonnes of sugarcane to produce 69,478 tonnes of sugar in the 11 weeks of the season and two sugar cargoes have left our shores
National Farmers Union calls on FSC to release information on cane crushed
The National Farmers Union is calling on the Fiji Sugar Corporation to release information on cane crushed, sugar processed and the tonnes of cane to tonnes of sugar rati
Non-sugar export brought $121.3 million last year
With Fiji’s non-sugar agriculture export earnings raking in $121.3 million last year, farmers from four villages in Sigatoka are being urged to grow high-value cro
Farmers raise concerns after continuous breakdowns at the Lautoka mill
Serious concerns are being raised by farmers in the Western Division following a series of breakdowns at the Lautoka sugar mill since last Wednesday. Umesh Kumar of Qe
We encourage landowners to come forward and make use of their land – FSC CEO
As we travel through the cane belt areas, we note large lots of land suitable for farming lying idle, and we encourage landowners and prospective farmers to come forward