Camagüey surpasses the 70 thousand tons of refined sugar

Camagüey. Both refinadors plant of sugar in the county of Camagüey surpass the 70 thousand tons of production in the year, in moment of having sustained increases of the price of this product in the international market.

Located in the central of Camagüey and Ignacio Agramonte, of group are to less than 10 thousand tons of reaching the annual goal, informed the Room of Control and Analysis of the Sugar Managerial Group Camagüey.

The purpose in the 2009 is to complete 80 thousand tons among both, with the possibility of continuing the elaboration once compliment the plan, estimate here.

In 2008 Camagüey manufactured something more than 70 thousand 800 tons, it calculates about to be achieved in the current calendar.

The International Financial Bag of Futures and Options of London, the main world square of commercialization of the sugar refines, quotes in this season historical maxim, according to press reports, and I wither closed to 582.50 dollars the ton for delivery in October.

To manufacture in Cuba a ton of refined has an approximate cost of 200 dollars and in the year were activated in the country eight plants of this product and other two that prepare the call “white direct.”

Luis Manuel Ávila, Cuban minister of the Sugar, said in May passed in Camagüey that this year Cuba would not care this sweet, because the elaboration capacity would cover the domestic demand.

This product is dedicated mostly for the consumption by the population by means of the family basket, the supply to hospital, educational and labor centers, the industry of sweet and drinks, and the tourist sector.