| Unlike BSCFA, Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association Support PM Taking Over Sugar Industry |
| Fri, March 28, 2025 |
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The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association may have schooled the PrimeMinister for stripping Jose Mai of the portfolio for sugar - but another growers' group, the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association is applauding him for the portfolio switch.
In a letter dated today, the CSPCA says, quote, "The CSCPA fundamentally expresses its deep satisfaction on your decision to allocate the Sugar Industry portfolio under your Ministry…Such decision would indeed establish the bridge for investor confidence for further strategic development to building efficiencies with economic gains for all stakeholders..."
They note that, quote, "little or nothing effectively has been achieved over the years" and conclude "This decision will bring about the alignment of the interests of investors, millers, farmers, the government, and financial institutions; it is possible to create a more equitable and productive sector."
We should note that the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers is one of the four cane farming groups in the north and they have a signed multi-year commercial agreement with the ASR/BSI.
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