EU sugar audit leaves sour taste

EU sugar reform hit Ireland hard and whether we can recover depends on how cheaply we can produce it, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

Ireland was the worst hit of all countries by the EU’s sugar reform with the closure of its single remaining sugar factory and as a result no buyer for the beet produced by 3,700 growers.

The report into the European Commission’s role in the reform by the European Court of Auditors paints a picture of poor research, very little controls on member state governments and a poorly thought out programme.