Big sugar deal for Fiji
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The Fiji Sugar Corporation has signed its biggest ever deal with Europe - a seven-year agreement worth at least 1 billion Fiji dollars, or just over 710 million Australian dollars.The contract will see 250,000 tonnes of Fiji raw sugar shipped, each year, to Europe's largest sugar refining company, Tate and Lyle.Fiji's Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, has called on all sugar stakeholders to ensure that contract quotas and quality are met.
Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speaker:Deo Saran, CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation
