Sugar cane fields in Australia’s northern Queensland are overrun with rats, threatening one of the region’s most valuable crops. The infestation follows a period of heavy rain which boosted plant ...

Sugar cane farmer Lawrence Di Bella says that after 20 years of people talking about the potential of a local biofuel sector, the time has come for action.

The motivation of Mossman’s farmers to readapt will be tested over the next year as an industry meeting with members of the ...

CANBERRA, June 7 (Reuters) - Industrial disputes at factories that produce more than half of Australia's sugar could cause cane to be left unharvested if they are not resolved soon, threatening ...

The drought in Australia could boost sugar production by 200,000 tonnes in the country’s main sugar producing state of Queensland. Much of the sugar cane has been left extremely dry by the drought, ...

SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) - Sugar exports from Australia, the world's third-largest exporter of the sweetener, are expected to remain relatively flat over the next five years as the amount of land ...