The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is set to release the allocation of the country’s sugar output for the next crop year, but a group of sugar producers wants to make sure that 100 percent of production stays in the country for domestic consumption. SRA logo In a statement, the United...
The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) is opposing the proposed molasses importation of the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines’ (EPAP). In a statement, UNIFED President Manuel Lamata said this proposal by EPAP was already thumbed down by members of the Bioethanol...
Amid the shortfall in the country's sugar production, the Philippine government has allowed the importation of the sweetener until October of this year, with Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expecting the entry of nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) of additional imported sugar. As this happened,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has flagged a possible sugar smuggling scheme employed by unscrupulous traders taking advantage of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) export replenishment program. In a statement on Monday, July 12, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
The country's sugar output for the current crop year has already surpassed the government's revised target. The problem is that the quality of the portion of the production has been compromised due to heavy rains. In a text exchange, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Hermenegildo...
Despite the recent decision of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to temporarily halt the shipment of local sugar output to the United States, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri still proceeded to tell the agency to make sure the country will have enough supply of the sweetener for this year....
A Board Member of Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) backed the call of some local industry players to scrap the export allocation of the country’s sugar production for the current crop year to the United States. This, as groups like Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations, Inc. (CONFED)...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has raised concerns over the recent appointments at Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), which were formalized in separate allegedly falsified documents containing Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s signature without his knowledge. Sen. Juan Miguel...