LEADERS of the Philippine sugar industry met with the American government officials at Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday to lobby for the retention of the country’s sugar quota with the favored US sugar market. Read the rest of this entry »
Sugar leaders lobby to retain US quota
May 23, 2012
US grants extra quota for Philippine sugar exports
April 23, 2012
THE PHILIPPINES has received an additional raw sugar quota of 72,374 metric tons (MT) from the United States, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said today. Read the rest of this entry »
Sugar producers to sell 250,000 tons to meet global market demand
October 11, 2011
THE Philippines expects shipments of some 250,000 tons of sugar to the world market by end of this year driven by strong demand from Asian countries and the United States, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila cuts sugar imports on supply glut
September 24, 2011
THE Philippines will no longer import sugar from Thailand this year because of a production surplus and low demand for the sweetener in the domestic market, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
2011-2012 sugar exports may nearly double — SRA
September 9, 2011
PHILIPPINE sugar exports in the current crop year ending August 2012 may climb around 86% from a year ago with a forecast surplus, the industry regulator yesterday said, adding to a global oversupply. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippines sees more sugar exports to non-US markets
September 2, 2011
* Output seen at 2.4 million tons in 2011/2012, nearly flat vs 2010/11
MANILA, Philippines – The government expects sugar output in crop year ending August 2012 of around 2.4 million tons, nearly flat from the previous year, and may sell the sweetener to other countries on top of its US quota for a second year in a row, a senior official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Sweet year for Philippine sugar planters
August 20, 2011
This is going to be a sweet year for the country’s sugar industry.
Enjoying a bumper harvest, the Philippines is poised to export at least 300,000 metric tons of raw and refined sugar this year, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
SRA draws up roadmap for sugar industry
August 14, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – Once described as a sunset industry, the sugar industry has shown its resilience, surmounting one challenge after another. This time around, the sector faces yet another big challenge as tariff rates within the region are set to go down dramatically in line with the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). Read the rest of this entry »
Tokyo, Jakarta buy sugar
July 26, 2011
At least two countries have placed orders to buy Philippine sugar, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said Monday.
“Japan has ordered for 37,000 metric tons and Indonesia for 8,500 MT,” SRA manager for planning Rosemarie Gumera said in an interview. Read the rest of this entry »
US grants Phl additional sugar allocation
July 13, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The United States has granted the Philippines an additional sugar allocation of 18, 824 metric tons, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said yesterday. According to the SRA, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has granted an additional Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for raw sugar equivalent of 19,648 MTRV which is over and above the 60,000 MTRV additional allocation announced in April 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
