2 April 2025
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) should investigate the spike in the wholesale prices of sugar, according to an industry group.
The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) expressed concern over the sharp rise in wholesale prices of raw and refined sugar in Metro Manila.
March 31, 2025
https://business.inquirer.net/516530/philippine-sugar-ready-to-ship-to-us
The Philippines is preparing to deliver high-quality raw sugar to the United States, as traders are finalizing shipments before the end-September deadline.
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said exporters are booking two vessels to ship out locally produced sweeteners, with the first one confirmed in April.
March 27, 2025
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said the government has committed to funding soil rejuvenation and solar irrigation programs that have the potential to raise sugar production by 180,000 metric tons (MT).
March 27, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is keen on learning and adopting Japanese technologies and practices that will help sugarcane planters, especially small-scale producers, boost their productivity.
March 26, 2025
https://www.bworldonline.com/economy/2025/03/26/662035/apparent-bid-to-smuggle-sweetener-foiled/
SOME 10,000 bags of sweetener have been seized on suspicion that the cargo was misdeclared, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said.
The shipment was declared by importers as “white sweet powder” and is believed to contain 88% sugar and 12% glucose, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis S. Azcona said at a briefing late Tuesday.
March 3, 2025
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/03/03/sra-earmarks-funds-for-soil-equipment/
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has allotted P17 million for two soil equipment that will increase sugarcane productivity.
SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said the agency would procure two more units of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) laboratory equipment that could fasttrack the analysis of soil samples.
February 26, 2025
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it will sign an agreement to establish a 40-hectare soil laboratory at Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon.
26 Feb 2025
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/02/25/sra-makes-plans-amid-exports-production-challenges
SIPALAY CITY, Negros Occidental — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has announced that it has filled its export allocation of 66,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar, aiming to complete this before April to fulfill its US sugar quota and stabilize farmgate prices during the peak harvest season.
February 25, 2025
https://business.inquirer.net/508217/sra-to-export-66000-mt-of-raw-sugar-in-us-market-next-month
KABANKALAN CITY, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is hoping to deliver raw sugar to the United States as early as March to stabilize prices and spur the demand for the sweetener.
24 February 2025
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/02/24/sra-to-impose-fees-on-sweeteners-in-march/
Bacolod City—The government will start implementing in March a sugar order (SO) that calls for the imposition of import clearance fees on alternative sweeteners, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said a draft SO consisting of amended guidelines would take effect next month.