The lack of fuel in France soured the palate of the sugar industry.
The continuation of strikes in French refineries has now also affected the sugar production sector in this country.
The expansion of the fuel shortage in France has now raised the voice of sugar producers in this country
According to “Reuters” news agency, the activists of the French sugar production sector have warned that the lack of diesel fuel supply has made the harvesting of sugar beet in the fields difficult and the possibility of stopping the work of the French sugar factories is high. The country’s strategic fuel reserves have been released for sugar producers.
According to Reuters, the continuation of labor strikes in the refineries of “Total Energies” and “ExxonMobil” companies in France has disrupted the process of refining and distributing fuel in this country, and a third of the fuel pumps in France have suffered a product shortage. The French government recently announced that it has used the country’s strategic fuel reserves to supply gas stations that have run out of gas.
Last month, Tereus, the largest French sugar producer, announced that it had to reduce the production speed in some of its factories in response to Total Energies’ inability to supply diesel fuel.
“Crystal Union”, the second largest French sugar producer, had previously announced that it has enough fuel reserves to maintain the standard speed of sugar production, but in recent days it has been forced to use its strategic reserves.
In France, the sugar production season is usually from September to late January or early February, but the activity of French sugar factories depends on the farmers being able to receive sugar for harvesting beets and transporting it to the diesel factory.
According to Reuters, the recent decision by the French government to release strategic fuel reserves for the country’s sugar industry was made after a meeting between sugar producers and the French agriculture minister on Wednesday.
“We explained to Reuters that there are worrying tensions that risk temporarily shutting down factories,” Christian Spiegler, head of sugar producer group SNFS, told Reuters.
