Raw sugar production for 2021/2022 (September-August) is estimated at 2.1 million tonnes, 2% lower than the previous year, according to the latest United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché report.
Philippines – No sugar exports to USA in 2021/22 [Full subscriber]
The Philippines will not export sugar this crop year amid expected lower output, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
Philippines will not be exporting its allocated sugar quota to USA [Full subscriber]
The Philippines has suspended sugar export to the United States during the current crop year as the forecast drop in output may just meet local demand.
Philippines – CASA plans to raise US$11.6 million via IPO to fund mill upgrade [Full subscriber]
The sugar miller Central Azucarera de San Antonio (CASA) is planning to raise ₱558.47 million (US$11.6 million) through an initial public offering (IPO) to upgrade its sugar and biomass facilities and expand its landbank, according to local press reports.
Philippines – URC purchase of Roxas Holdings Negros approved by the competition commission [Full subscriber]
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) approved on 7th September the acquisition by Universal Robina Corporation (URC) of sugar milling and bioethanol distillery plants and its parcels of land of Roxas Holdings, Inc. (RHI) in Negros Island, according to local press reports.
Philippines – Two sugar mills in Bukidnon resume operations [Full subscriber]
Two big sugar companies in northern Mindanao resumed milling operations on 20th April, reported CNN.
Philippines – 2020/21 sugar imports expected to rise to 450,000 tonnes says USDA [Full subscriber]
The Philippines is likely to import 450,000 tonnes of sugar during the current 2020/21 as the production is forecast to drop to 2 million tonnes while consumption is expected to rise to 2.35 million tonnes. The country will maintain its preferential access to the US market by exporting 140,000 tonnes sugar.
Philippines – Cane growers to receive government support amid Covid-19 crisis [Full subscriber]
The Philippine government has moved to include sugar in COVID-19 relief packs to help cane growers weather the coronavirus crisis.
Philippines – Coronavirus shuts down two sugar mills in Bukidnon [Full subscriber]
Due to coronavirus-containment measures, two sugar mills have been ordered to shut down. This could lead to a domestic shortage and trigger price spikes, the country’s farm minister said on 15th April.
Philippines – 2019/20 imports expected to be 400,000 tonnes says USDA [Full subscriber]
The Philippines is expected to import some 400,000 tonnes of sugar for the current crop year (2019/20) as local production will not be able to cover increasing demand according to the latest report of the US Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS).
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