Seven enterprises were assigned tariff quotas with a total volume of 109,000 tonnes at a recent sugar import auction organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The Indonesian Food and Beverage Association (GAPPMI) has projected a 5-percent rise in demand for refined sugar this year to meet its 9.8 percent growth target set for the food and beverage sector.
Vietnam Sugar cane and Sugar Association (VSSA) has proposed that the Prime Minister allow importing raw sugar instead of refined sugar to save foreign currency for the 2016-17 crop.