Sudan Might Produce 13 M.Tons of Sugar by 2019

Sudan aims to produce 13 million metric tons of sugar over the next 10 years, the Sudan News Agency reported, citing Industry Minister Jalal Yousif al- Degair.

Al-Degair met representatives of Awna Investment, a Morrocon company, to discuss the 500 million euro ($696.9 million) Gafa project, which will produce 43,000 tons of sugar a year when output begins in three years, the Khartoum-based news agency said.

Sugar production in Sudan currently stands at about 850,000 tons per annum, according to government data.

source: bloomberg