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Sugar millers open to allocating entire output for domestic use

Philippine sugar millers are open to allocating all sugar production for domestic consumption due to El Niño's impact on sugarcane yield. The...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Philippines, Japan, United States explore energy cooperation for biofuels

In a recent virtual meeting, U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel proposed a trilateral biofuels partnership involving the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines. Emanuel...

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Rice News in English

Rice tariff collections seen falling to P8.1 billion

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) expects P8.1 billion in rice tariff collections for the second semester, falling short of...

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Rice News in English

Rice tariff collections fall by 27 percent

The Philippines' rice tariff collections dropped 27.54% to P884.4 million in July, due to the reduced 15% tariff rate on rice imports....

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Sugar News in English

US allows 145,235 MT raw sugar export quota for Philippines

The Philippines has secured a 145,235 metric tons raw value (MTRV) raw cane sugar export quota to the US for fiscal year...

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Rice News in English

DA wants visitorial powers to monitor rice warehouses

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines is advocating for the restoration of its authority to register, monitor, and inspect rice...

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Rice News in English

Farmers to seek Supreme Court relief vs reduced rice tariff

MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ groups plan to ask the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of Executive Order 62, which reduces the...

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Rice News in English

Mixed signals on rice

President BBM's administration faces criticism for mixed signals on rice policy, as Agriculture Undersecretary Asis Perez opposes a tariff reduction approved by...