MANILA, Philippines — Local sugar production is expected to stay flat for the current crop year beginning in September as La Nia continues to hover over sugar-producing provinces.
Similarly, imports may decline, but a rebound is expected in the coming election year when food consumption traditionally increases.
A report by the United States Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) showed that sugar output would stay at 2.1 million metric tons (MT) — similar to the forecast of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) — not far from last year’s production at 2.08 million MT.
Earlier, SRA already waived its su…
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