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February 14, 2015 The Philippine Star by Czeriza Valencia | http://goo.gl/hJbWjI

MANILA, Philippines - Rains at the start of the sugar crop year and shortage of cane cutters and haulers are causing cane harvest and sugar recovery in the Visayas—mostly in Negros—to fall, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) confirmed yesterday.

SRA administrator Ma.…

February 13, 2015 Daily Star by Carla Gomez | http://goo.gl/H3rsPT

Alarm was raised yesterday when there were no bidders for sugar at the largest sugar mill and refinery in Negros, while small farmers elsewhere were unable to sell their sugar amid confusion over the Bureau of Internal Revenue withholding tax on raw sugar, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Ma. Regina Martin…

February 9, 2015 Sugaronline

Rice, sugar, and other goods seized by authorities will be up for sale in public auctions to be conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), according to the Philippines' Rappler.

PHP38 million (US$856,732) worth of imported sugar and rice will be auctioned off this month at the Port of Manila (POM) and Port of Batangas, officials said.

4,016 bags of refined…

February 9, 2015 Sugaronline  

LSU AgCenter researchers continue to evaluate energycane varieties planted in north Louisiana as a possible new crop for producers to grow as a biofuel feedstock, according to Louisiana's News Star newspaper.

About 1,000 experimental varieties of energycane were planted at the LSU AgCenter Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro in 2012. A sample of about 300 that…

February 6, 2015 Visayan Daily Star, by Carla Gomez  

Agriculture Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse of the United States is visiting Negros Occidental in March to touch base with sugar and cattle industry players.

This was disclosed yesterday by USDA Agricultural Counselor Ralph Bean, who accompanied by sugar industry leaders led by Sugar Regulatory…