The price of a ton of sugarcane in Ecuador goes back by court order

The industrialists manage to push back the price of a ton of sugar cane. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock informs that, before the judicial decision that annulled Ministerial Agreement No. 047, the pertinent appeal was filed and a hearing date is expected to substantiate it. It is important to underline that this agreement made it possible to improve the price that mills pay to cane producers. "We are respectful of the legal framework and the justice administration system, but what was resolved in a court in Yaguachi directly harms hundreds of small producers and sugar cane workers. We will insist on legal action to protect the interests of the most vulnerable sectors of the production chain", indicates the State Portfolio in a statement. According to the bulletin, the sugarcane growers and industrialists of the branch participated in consultative tables in which a consensus was reached on the production costs. This consensus served to make the decision to pay a price of ...