The 2014 Sugar Crop season started on Friday and tonight the good news is that deliveries have come up to speed - and everything is proceeding apace. That's a rare stretch of good news in an industry that has seen nothing but discord and discontent for months.
Alfredo Ortega gave us the update:..
Alfredo Ortega - Vice-Chair, BSFCA's CoM
"On Friday we were unable to achieve the six thousand. We were a little bit below; 400 tons was needed to meet the target, but as of Saturday and Sunday we have met the target which we have delivered up to this morning at 6am above 18,000 tons of cane."
Jules Vasquez
"From there you all are hoping to step it up. Will you all be able to step it up? Will you have the supply?"
Alfredo Ortega - Vice-Chair, BSFCA's CoM
"Yes, of course. Once the weather continues as is - we have seen that farmers are really geared in bringing the cane. We have seen that farmers are coming together in some areas where works were not done - they are coming in with stones and put where the trucks can pass and they are bringing the material right now to the mill."
Jules Vasquez
"How soon do you expect that deliveries and grinding will be happening at a normal pace?"
Alfredo Ortega - Vice-Chair, BSFCA's CoM
"I believe as of today we will be at a normal right now because as of yesterday we started with a normal quota of 7,000 and today it's the same 7,000."
This year's target figure is still 1.2 million tonnes of sugar produced - which in a shortened seasoned will be challenging.
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