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June 22, 2015BusinessWorld (Claire-Ann M.C. Feliciano) | http://goo.gl/Qr2ZxJ Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/IVSB0z

THE PHILIPPINES is close to hitting its raw sugar production target for the crop year ending August even though output remained sluggish compared to the previous year, an official from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA…

June 22, 2015Manila Standard Today (Othel V. Campos) | http://goo.gl/AdQyeH

A group of sugar millers has expressed opposition to the proposed 10-percent ad valorem tax on carbonated drinks, saying sugar should not be singled out as the “cause” of lifestyle conditions such as obesity.

The Philippine Sugar Millers Association Inc. recently submitted a set of comments…

June 18, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/25oqBW

Over 2 million metric tonnes of sugarcane is expected to be crushed this year producing over 240,000 tonnes of sugar from the four main mills in Fiji, according to the Fiji Broadcasting Corp.

The Labasa Sugar Mill - which is the first to begin crushing Wednesday is targeting to produce 70, 000 tonnes of sugar this…

June 18, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/ErcWol

The Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) is pushing for the modernization of the sugar industry to spur the country's ethanol production so that it can harnessed as an alternate and cheaper fuel resource, according to the Philippines' Manila Times newspaper.

According to Jose Maria Zabaleta, EPAP…

June 17, 2015Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/ohRNBs

Sugar mills have called on the government to refrain from importing raw sugar during the sugar harvest to allow farmers to enjoy their yields by supplying sugarcane to the mills for a high price, according to Indonesia's Jakarta Post newspaper.

"The current import of refined sugar fails to consider the condition of…