Over hundred retired workers and employees of Thakurgaon Sugar Mills Ltd (TSML) staged demonstration today at the mill’s compound in the municipality demanding their dues and gratuity..The programme followed a discussion at the same venue where the union leaders said that most of the 185 w
Production at state-run sugar mills is set to hit its lowest point in over a decade as sugarcane processing has fallen sharply amid reduced supply, according to the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC).
Sugarcane farmers suffer massive losses
Late harvest worsens quality, brings down sugar yield rate
Sugarcane is seen being tossed into a turner for processing at Joypurhat Sugar Mil. Yields were low for the current season due to a late harvest, leading to a dip in mills’ recovery rates. Collected
Sugarcane growers based in six catchment areas have suffered heavy losses this year as the total weight of the crops shrivelled because of a late harvest, bringing down sugar yield.
The sugar yield or recovery rate of most mills was below 5.20 per cent, except for the North Bengal Sugar Mills in Natore.