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International Sugar Council Chairman James C. Ledesma, also sugar administrator, also stamped it the official imprimatur – the Philippines will not import sugar anymore. Not even the minimum access volume.


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The Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (Confed), the country’s biggest sugar farmers organization, said such a move undermines the local market with NFA operating on its own as a major trader, selling sugar to other traders even when prices are stable while underselling the market in order to move inventory.


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Charged were Alberto Garde, manager III, and Alberto Lagtapon, manager I, both
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RP is now net sugar exporter

By THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina | May 29, 2003 - 12:00am

MACTAN, Cebu – Sugarmen had suspicions about it. They had started worrying what they would do if they attain sugar self-sufficiency. Tuesday they heard it officially from the highest-ranking International Sugar...

Business

Farmers buck importation of sugar by NFA

By Rocel Felix | October 29, 2000 - 12:00am

Sugar farmers are opposing government’s plan to allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to import sugar next year at low tariffs. The Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (Confed), the country’s...

Business

Graft raps filed vs 18 in SRA scam

By Romel Bagares | May 30, 2000 - 12:00am

State prosecutors filed yesterday graft charges with the Quezon City regional trial court against two Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) officials, seven big-time sugar traders and nine SRA employees for illegally...

Headlines