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Fiji: Rarawai mill running at half capacity due to cane shortage, says Minister Tubuna

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Sugar Minister Tomasi Tubuna has said that the Rarawai sugar mill is running at only about half of its total capacity due to a shortage of sugarcane supply. He was speaking at the Prime Minister’s Sugarcane Farmers’ Mill Award 2025 held at the Ba Civic Centre, where he highlighted that the mill is capable of crushing up to one million tonnes of cane each year. However, current supply levels are not enough to fully utilise the facility or support…
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Suva: Sugar Minister Tomasi Tubuna stated that the Rarawai Mill is operating at only half its total crushing capacity due to insufficient sugarcane supply. He made this statement during the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmer Mill Awards 2025 ceremony held at the Ba Civic Centre. The minister stated that the mill has the capacity to crush 1 million tonnes of sugarcane annually. He added that current production levels, however, are not sufficient t…

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ChiniMandi broke the news on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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