date:Jun 19, 2012
BISCO and secretary general at CIUS told this site that EU confectioners were struggling amid a tight sugar supply situation, experiencing 40% price hikes in the past year.
The confectionery industry is clearly hit by the market situation, especially SMEs.
CIUS said that EU sugar beet processors have had ample time and funds since 2006 sugar market reforms to improve efficiency to become among the worlds most competitive, while the food sector had suffered unmanageable price instability.
Indu