On Friday we told you that the sugar cane season in northern Belize would open today. Well it didn’t. The start day –we are now told – has been pushed back to Wednesday, December 16th which is in two days time. The schedule is set for deliveries to start at ten on Wednesday with strict quotas in place for quantities and types of sugar.

This is the latest start to a season in memory – as it usually kicks off in November. The delay is largely the product of discord in the industry, particularly between the BSI and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association.