A bittersweet harvest
13 September 2012
Protected national markets are at the centre of the problems souring the global sugar industry. Andy Aitken reports
The threat of overproduction hangs permanently over the sugar market, not least because there are so many producers. Sugar crops can be grown and refined in temperate and tropical climates, which means the price is constantly under threat.
About 2 million tonnes of sugar is bought by UK industry every year, four-fifths of it going into the food and drink...