Paris - French sugar maker Ouvre has decided to shut its sole factory due to technical and financial problems, the company told Reuters, marking the sixth sugar plant closure in France in as many years.
France is the European Union's largest sugar producer but a series of poor harvests, caused by adverse weather and diseases, has deterred some farmers from growing beets, cutting supplies for sugar makers. More recently a fall in sugar prices has hit profits.
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