Today the BSCFA sent out its own lengthy statement saying, quote "BSI has made alarming and untruthful statements regarding the commercial relationship between themselves and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association."

And what is that untruth? Well BSCFA agreed that BSI did propose to amend the existing commercial agreement and requested an urgent acceptance of these proposals by the BSCFA. And that's where BSI says the BSCFA made a counterproposal rejecting those proposals, and instead talking about payment for bagasse and other old issues.

But the BSCFA says in today's statement that it did no such thing. It says that it simply informed BSI that "it had to inform and consult its members on these proposals before it could formally respond." And it adds, BSI was invited to present its proposals to BSCFA Branch members. Now 7News has obtained a document in Spanish from the BSCFA which does make its own proposals, but, still, the Cane Farmers Association insists it has made no counterproposal.