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                    [Title] => RP’s wheat imports from US expected to remain flat
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The country’s  food wheat  imports from the US is expected to remain flat this year as the weakening purchasing power of  the peso is driving Filipinos to eat less pan de sal and other bread products. 


Mike Spier, assistant regional director of the US Wheat Associates (USWA) said the declining consumption of bread has been noticeable in recent years.

For 2006, the Philippines’ food-grade wheat imports from the US is projected to be just slightly higher than last year’s total imports of 1.9 million metric tons.
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But that’s just about it. No one will ever convince me to go on a diet, not even at gunpoint. What? With all the good food going around? Why, that would be a sin!
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                    [Title] => RP’s wheat imports from US expected to remain flat
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The country’s  food wheat  imports from the US is expected to remain flat this year as the weakening purchasing power of  the peso is driving Filipinos to eat less pan de sal and other bread products. 


Mike Spier, assistant regional director of the US Wheat Associates (USWA) said the declining consumption of bread has been noticeable in recent years.

For 2006, the Philippines’ food-grade wheat imports from the US is projected to be just slightly higher than last year’s total imports of 1.9 million metric tons.
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But that’s just about it. No one will ever convince me to go on a diet, not even at gunpoint. What? With all the good food going around? Why, that would be a sin!
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133357 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351341 [AuthorName] => Heny Sison [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) ) )
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