FSC set to incur further financial burdens

The Fiji Sugar Corporation is set to incur further financial burdens as the Sugar Industry Tribunal has revealed that the FSC will pay up to $7 per tonne for the transfer of sugar cane from Rarawai to the Penang and Lautoka Sugar Mills.

In a statement, the Tribunal said it has made this order by consent of all parties that the FSC will subsidize the additional cost of transfer of cane from the Rarawai mill area to Penang and Lautoka as the Ba mill is still under repair following a fire incident last month.

The Tribunal also ordered the Industrial Commissioner to fix the rate of subsidy payable to each of the affected sugar cane growers.

Due to the transfer of the standing cane from Ba to Penang and Lautoka, the crushing termination dates have also been extended.

The Lautoka sugar mill will terminate crushing on December 6th, while the Rarawai and Penang sugar mills will now terminate operations for the current crushing season on December 2nd.


Story by: Roneel Lal