SA Canegrowers warns against job losses caused by sugar imports
SA Canegrowers is pleased to announce the re-election of Higgins Mdluli as the chairman of the organisation, following its Annual General Meeting and board meeting held this week in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
SA Canegrowers is pleased to announce the re-election of Higgins Mdluli as the chairman of the organisation, following its Annual General Meeting and board meeting held this week in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
As a sugarcane grower in Mpumalanga, Mdluli brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to advancing the interests of the 24,000 small-scale and 1,200 large-scale growers represented by SA Canegrowers.
Mdluli said: 'It is an honour to be re-elected to serve as chair of the SA Canegrowers board at such a critical time for our industry. I look forward to continuing to work closely with our growers, partners, and stakeholders to build a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient sugar sector that supports rural livelihoods and drives agricultural and economic growth in South Africa.'
But Mdluli also cautioned that the industry faces many challenges, not least of which is the increasing risk local growers face from unfair global trade practices. Foreign sugar is currently entering South Africa at prices below the cost of production and below the global sugar price, owing to some foreign governments either heavily subsidising their industries or countries dumping their excess sugar at a loss.
For every ton of imported sugar, local sugarcane growers lose R6 000 in income, and jobs are imperilled.
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