{"id":596360,"date":"2019-08-26T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T04:00:09","slug":"farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> The Agriculture Ministry has asked the government to look into proposals submitted by the Farmers\u2019 Syndicate to control sugar imports, ministry sources told the local press<\/a>. Farmers are urging the government to protect the local market by either imposing protectionist tariffs on sugar or placing limits on quantities of imported sugar. Local producers are coming under pressure in light of an increase in domestic production and a drop in global prices. Egypt produced a record 2.48 mn tonnes of sugar crop this season, marking an increase of some 320,500 tonnes y-o-y, Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit said last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Agriculture Ministry has asked the government to look into proposals submitted by the Farmers\u2019 Syndicate to control sugar imports, ministry sources told the local press. Farmers are urging the government to protect the local market by either imposing protectionist tariffs on sugar or placing limits on quantities of imported sugar. Local producers are coming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9309],"tags":[97,2416,317,72],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-596360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basic-materials-commodities","tag-agriculture","tag-basic-materials-commodities","tag-commodities","tag-enterpriseam","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"edd5c175-aed2-49aa-acfd-6c8e39e6be90","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[596340],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nFarmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Agriculture Ministry has asked the government to look into proposals submitted by the Farmers\u2019 Syndicate to control sugar imports, ministry sources told the local press. Farmers are urging the government to protect the local market by either imposing protectionist tariffs on sugar or placing limits on quantities of imported sugar. Local producers are coming […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\"},\"wordCount\":108,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"agriculture\",\"Basic Materials + Commodities\",\"commodities\",\"EnterpriseAM\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Basic Materials + Commodities\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\",\"name\":\"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar","og_description":"The Agriculture Ministry has asked the government to look into proposals submitted by the Farmers\u2019 Syndicate to control sugar imports, ministry sources told the local press. Farmers are urging the government to protect the local market by either imposing protectionist tariffs on sugar or placing limits on quantities of imported sugar. Local producers are coming […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar","datePublished":"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/"},"wordCount":108,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["agriculture","Basic Materials + Commodities","commodities","EnterpriseAM"],"articleSection":["Basic Materials + Commodities"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/","name":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-26T04:00:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/26\/farmers-urge-govt-to-impose-import-duty-on-sugar\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Farmers urge gov\u2019t to impose import duty on sugar"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":634715,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/01\/22\/govt-raises-price-of-sugarcane-purchased-from-local-farmers-to-egp-720\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":0},"title":"Gov\u2019t raises price of sugarcane purchased from local farmers to EGP 720","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"22 January 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree yesterday to raise the price of sugarcane purchased from farmers to EGP 720 per tonne, up from the EGP 700 per tonne previously set by the Supply Ministry, Al Borsa reports. The House Agriculture Committee had been pushing for the government to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":573314,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/07\/28\/egypt-to-increase-sugar-production-to-2-5-2-6-mn-tonnes-this-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":1},"title":"Egypt to increase sugar production to 2.5-2.6 mn tonnes this year","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"28 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt will increase sugar production to 2.5-2.6 mn tonnes in FY2020-2021, up from 2.48mn tonnes last year, Mustafa Abdel Gawad, head of the Agriculture Ministry's Sugar Crops Council, told Reuters. This is sufficient to cover 80% of domestic consumption, with the remainder to be covered through imports, he said.","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":573144,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/07\/21\/egypt-to-import-up-to-700k-tonnes-of-sugar-in-fy-2020-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":2},"title":"Egypt to import up to 700k tonnes of sugar in FY 2020-2021","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"21 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt is planning to import between 600k and 700k tonnes of sugar this fiscal year, Reutersreports, quoting an Agriculture Ministry official. The country produced a record 2.48 mn tonnes of sugar last harvest season, but reports suggested last year that the cultivated area of sugar beet could fall between 33-50%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":597375,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/07\/24\/sugar-crop-production-rises-320k-tonnes-y-o-y-to-hit-record-levels\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":3},"title":"Sugar crop production rises 320k tonnes y-o-y to hit record levels","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"24 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt produces a record 2.48 mn tonnes of sugar crop this season, marking an increase of some 320,500 tonnes y-o-y, Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit said in a statement on Monday. Around 248,200 feddans of sugar cane were cultivated, while 584,580 feddans of sugar beet were cultivated. The average\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":641955,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/02\/sugar-manufacturers-want-to-raise-price-the-state-pays-for-sugar-beets\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":4},"title":"Sugar manufacturers want to raise price the state pays for sugar beets","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"2 August 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Sugar production companies and the Sugar Crops Research Institute want the government to pay farmers EGP 500 per tonne for sugar beets, up from EGP 400 per tonne, Al Borsa reports. Industry representatives will present the new pricing scheme to the Agriculture Ministry, which it hopes will champion the issue\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":597220,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/07\/18\/govt-to-purchase-75-80k-tonnes-from-sugar-producers-to-clear-market-oversupply\/","url_meta":{"origin":596360,"position":5},"title":"Gov\u2019t to purchase 75-80k tonnes from sugar producers to clear market oversupply","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"18 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Supply Ministry could purchase between 75-80k tonnes of sugar from sugar beet producers to help them clear off stacked inventories, ministry sources told the press. The ministry is currently in talks with state-owned Dakahlia Sugar & Refining, El Nubaria for Sugar Refining, and Delta Sugar Company to purchase the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Basic Materials + Commodities"","block_context":{"text":"Basic Materials + Commodities","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/basic-materials-commodities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596360\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/596340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596360"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=596360"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=596360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}