Egypt: “Al-Tamween” calls for tightening control over black honey factories during the cane season

Major General Essam Al-Budaiwi, head of the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company, affiliated to the Ministry of Supply, called for tightening and tightening control over black honey and juice factories during the 2023 cane season, especially as they offer higher prices to buy the crop from farmers compared to the government, which negatively affects the quantities targeted by the state. pick it up. Factories and juicers intend to buy cane from farmers during the new season at a price of 2,000 pounds per ton, compared to 1,100 for the government supply price. The cane supply season begins at the end of this December and the beginning of next January, and ends in April and May 2023. The government raised the prices of receiving the sugar cane crop in the new season from farmers to 1100 pounds per ton, instead of 820 pounds in the last season. Al-Budaiwi said that the Ministry of Supply has addressed the ministries of local development, environment, and health in order to tighten ...