Açucareira de Xinavane, the largest sugar mill in Mozambique, has ceased sugar exports for the last two months following flooding in its cane plantations.
The sugar mill has cited difficulties in transporting sugar via rail to the port of Maputo, as the Limpopo line is currently not operational.
An official from the company has stated that this suspension will ensure the availability of sugar in the local market.
The announcement comes at a time when some sugar factories have been immobilised due to farm flooding.
The Xinavane area has lost approximately 2,000 hectares of sugar cane, some of which belonged to small-scale farmers.
The company produces around 340,000 tonnes of sugar annually, including 90,000 tonnes of white refined sugar, with 10,000 of it exported to European markets.
