Sugarcane| China imported 491,000 tonnes of sugar in March, up 19.3 percent on the

China imported 491,000 tonnes of sugar in March, up 19.3 percent on the same month of last year, after buyers snapped up overseas sugar to take advantage of a hefty discount to domestic prices. The jump in volumes was widely anticipated, with global prices moving in opposite directions since the start of the year, encouraging imports of the sweatener.