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DTI mulls raising suggested retail price of sugar

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | August 8, 2010 - 12:00am

 The government is looking at increasing the suggested retail price (SRP) of sugar to P55-P57 per kilo as prices of sugar continue to rise.

Headlines

Sugar Regulatory Administration endorses hike in retail price of sugar

By Marianne V. Go | July 30, 2010 - 12:00am

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is set to recommend to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) an increase in the suggested retail price (SRP) of refined sugar.

Business

New incentive set for renewable energy investors

By Marianne V. Go | May 10, 2010 - 12:00am

The government has dangled another incentive to potential investors in the renewable energy (RE) field which would allow them to charge slightly higher tariff rates for the production of energy from renewable...

Business

SRA earmarks all remaining sugar output for local use

By Marianne V. Go | April 20, 2010 - 12:00am

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has decided to classify all remaining production of raw sugar starting April 19 as “B” for domestic consumption. All other allocations — “A”...

Business

Sugar prices stabilizing, but imports still needed - millers

By Marianne V. Go | March 6, 2010 - 12:00am

The Philippines still needs to import sugar even as world prices are coming down and stabilizing, according to the Philippine Sugar Millers Association (PSMA).

Business

DA orders release of 150,000 kilos of sugar

By Marianne V. Go | January 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Department of Agriculture (DA) officials have stepped up efforts to increase domestic supply of sugar to stabilize prices.

Headlines

RP won’t import sugar next year

By Rocel Felix | March 24, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippines may not buy sugar in 2007, after importing about 50,000 metric tons this year, as rising prices of the sweetener have encouraged farmers to plant more, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) head James...

Business

Petron is 1st oil firm to join Phil Fuel Ethanol Alliance

By Ted P. Torres | September 28, 2005 - 12:00am

Oil industry leader Petron Corp. has joined the industry-wide Philippine Fuel Ethanol Alliance, the first oil company to do so. The alliance is a partnership between the private and public sectors aimed at establishing...

Business

The real survivor

April 13, 2005 - 12:00am

If there is one sector of Philippine agriculture that has demonstrated its unswaying belief that the Filipino can do it, it is the local sugar industry. Sugar mills and refineries continue to invest billions in...

Business

Sugar harvest hits record high 2.338 million MT

By Rocel Felix | September 9, 2004 - 12:00am

Sugar harvest for cropyear (CY) 2003-2004 hit a record high of 2.338 million metric tons (MT), a shade above the target of 2.3 million MT. Data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) show that as of Aug....

Business