The South African sugar industry has always publicly lamented the negative impact of the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) that was introduced in 2018 to the already distressed sector.
On May 20, 2021 the Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, slashed its sugar export subsidy by $27.32 per metric ton under the Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ). This assistance...
This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement.
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Mozambique: Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet

Mozambique’s agricultural sector is characterized mainly by subsistence farming, with commercial lands focusing mainly on sugar, tobacco, cotton and cashew nuts.
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Colombia: Biofuels Annual

Colombian biofuels production cannot fulfill policy expectations as a result of production deficiencies and insular policies that restrict trade.
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Vietnam: MOIT Refines Sugar TRQ Implementation

On August 3, 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Circular 25/2015/TT-BCT on providing the principles of management of the import tariff quota on sugar in 2015.
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Paraguay: Biofuels Annual

Paraguayan ethanol production is forecast to reach a record 215 million liters in 2016. This is a result of expected larger sales of gasoline as the local economy continues to expand.
The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on July 31, 2015 an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported to the United States