The sugar cane mills in Madeira have already received more than five thousand tons of sugar cane from this year's harvest, which is 12% more than in 2025, the Regional Government (PSD/CDS-PP) indicated today, stating that 58% has already been paid to the producers. "Producers have never been paid so early for the sugar cane delivered. Under normal conditions, the payments were made at the end of the year or the following year," said the regional secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries, Nuno Maciel, in a statement. According to the official, who today visited the Ribeiro Seco Honey Mill in Funchal, 250 producers have already received 1.7 million euros, which corresponds to 58% of the total 5,254 tons of sugar cane that entered the five mills in Madeira. "At this moment, we have managed to have the mills advance the funds from POSEI [Specific Options Program for Remoteness and Insularity], ensuring that those who work the land receive on time and on schedule for the product they ...