Canada is going to revive its own sugar industry

Canadian sugar beet growers and processors are advocating for a national policy that includes regulation of the amount of sugar imported into Canada from cane sugar-producing countries such as Brazil and India. This will shift the focus to the production and processing of sugar beets within the country. The AgroXXI.ru portal read an article by Jeff Melchior, published in the Canadian online agricultural publication Alberta Farmer Express, that efforts are being made in Canada to revive the national sugar industry: “Domestic sugar policy will help give impetus to the development of the sugar industry in Canada and especially in the province of Alberta, where Alberta sugar beet processors and growers are advocating for a national domestic sugar policy to lay the groundwork for a revitalized sector. Such a policy would regulate the amount of sugar imported into Canada from cane sugar-producing countries such as Brazil and India. This will shift the focus to the production and ...