The Philippines will not export sugar this crop year amid expected lower output, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Sugarcane Farmers On August 31, SRA already formally issued Sugar Order (SO) 1, which contains the agency’s production estimate for the current crop year as...
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,...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan When I’m not writing about agriculture, I’m writing about folk practices, beliefs, and the supernatural. This was because before I became an agriculture editor, I was (and still am) a horror writer whose stories focused on local folkloric beings and practices, a lot of...
What you should do to keep your blood sugar at bay “Diabetes has been increasingly common in the past 30 years and there are now more than 400 million people living with diabetes in the world. Unfortunately, about one half of them do not know they have diabetes. They have not been diagnosed. And...
And they come in the form of cute gummy bears We've seen Hollywood celebrities munching on these gummy vegan multivitamins. Shaped like cute little chewable bears, these supplements are part of the daily healthy intake of Kardashians, Vanessa Hudgens, Bella Thorne, and many more. Blue bears help...
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...
New recipe and fresh new look to underscore market leader position More Filipinos will now be able to enjoy the new, improved Coca-Cola Zero Sugar at home. This refreshing drink is now available in stores and online via cokebeverages.ph . Coca-Cola Philippines is strengthening its leadership in the...
The possibility of the government opening up the local market to more imported sugar remains to be one of the major factors why the country’s local sugar production is seen not improving this year or in the next years to come. This, according to international data, has remained to be “the...
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....
