Egypt: White sugar prices jump by about 350 pounds per ton in the local market today

White sugar prices rose at wholesalers in the local market during trading today, Thursday, May 12, while glucose and food starch prices continued to remain stable for the second day in a row, following the drop in glucose, last Tuesday. The National Factories, and the Minister of Supply directed sugar beet companies to continuously receive the beet crop from farmers until the end of the harvest season and pay their dues on time, and the regularity of local sugar production and its presentation to citizens, whether through the outlets of consumer complexes or ration cards as well as in the markets. It is worth mentioning that the trial run was conducted The Canal Factory for sugar beet in Mallawi Center in Minya, and began supplying sugar beet at a rate of 2000 tons per day, with the rate gradually increasing to reach the target capacity of the factory with a total of 18 thousand tons per day. Read also: Sugar prices are down 150 pounds per ton today in the ...