Planters, labor groups decry low sugar prices

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Sugar Council and labor groups in Negros are calling on the Department of Agriculture and the Sugar Regulatory Administration to urgently address low mill-gate prices of sugar, warning that current market rates are threatening the survival of local farmers. The council—composed of the Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations,

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