Sugar

Continued surge in sugar imports is devastating local sales from local producers

South Africa’s sugar industry is at a crisis point, with new data showing that sugar imports in the first five months of 2026 are nearly double what they were in the same period last y...

News & Events

27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Minister Steenhuisen calls for urgent resolution to secure sugar mills and protect livelihoods

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has expressed serious concerns about the escalating crisis facing the sugar industry following the liquidation of Tongaat Hulett, which has...

News & Events

18 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Sustainability of black small-scale growers crucial for the sugar industry

Government is committed to ensuring that the more than 24 000 black small-scale sugarcane farmers remain an integral part of the multi-billion-rand sugar industry which is the bedrock of...

Crops

24 Feb 2025 · 4 min read

SA Canegrowers is disappointed that Tongaat Hulett is appealing the high court judgement ordering it to pay levies

SA Canegrowers is disappointed that sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL) has chosen to approach the Supreme Court to appeal that it must pay almost R526 million in statutory levie...

News & Events

2 Aug 2024 · 2 min read

Processing of condiments Part 24: Sweet potato sugar syrup

Sweet potato sugar syrups are made from sweet potato starch, which is converted into a range of different types of sugars by means of special enzymes. The manufactured syrups can be used...

Crops

8 Dec 2022 · 3 min read