| Cane Crop Delayed But Only Slightly |
| Fri, December 20, 2024 |
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| And while today's big load may be a testament to the efficiency and productivity of the industry, the new crop season, which was set to begin on December 9th, was held back due to several factors affecting the harvest. These include inclement weather and the quality of the cane. BSI's Communications Director says that they've decided on a new date to begin and it's sooner than you would think.
William Neal, Communications Director, BSI ASR
"We had discussions with stakeholders and it was decided that the start of crop would be the 27th of December BSI had actually proposed that we start of the 16 of December and we know that we have a lot of challenges with rain and climate change in general but we thought because of the Fusarium disease as well that we should start as early as possible however and it was agreed that we would start on the 27th of December and I think that should be gazetted by now and we should proceed with that we don't foresee any challenges in that regard but of course the farmers and the farmer association asked for that date because there were concerns about the rains the condition of fields and also the conditions of roads. Anybody who drives on the roads in Belize knows that we are having significant challenges with roads that are in horrible conditions."
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