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On July 31, 2022, the Philippines produced 1,792,102 metric tons of raw sugar and 737,254 metric tons of refined sugar, marking decreases of 16.18% and 2.84%, respectively, compared to the previous year. The projected raw sugar production for the crop year 2021-2022 was 1.80 million metric tons, a 16% drop from the previous year’s 2,143,018 ...
2022–2023 Philippine sugar crisis. There has been a noted shortage of supply of sugar in the domestic market of the Philippines after a poor harvest of for the 2021–22 crop year. This led to the price increase of the commodity and there has been suspicions of traders taking advantage of the situation through hoarding and/or smuggling.
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, [1] which accumulates in the stalk internodes. Sugarcanes belong to the grass family, Poaceae, an ...
Negros famine. The Negros famine took place on Negros island in the Philippines in the mid-1980s, during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. [1][2] It was a key moment in the history of sugar production in the Philippines, as well as the broader political history of the Philippines. Caused by the Marcos administration's efforts to ...
The Sugar Alliance of the Philippines is a non-profit, industry association of the sugar industry of the Philippines. [1] It is the biggest group of sugar planters and millers in the Philippines. [2] Bloomberg says the alliance "works to promote better relations between sugar planters and millers, addressing industry problems, and other issues ...
Victorias Milling Company (PSE: VMC) is a publicly-listed company in the Philippines that was established in 1919. It is largest producer of sugar in the country and one of the largest sugar millers and refineries in Asia. Its core business is the production of integrated raw and refined sugar and engaging in engineering services.
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Regulasyon ng Asukal; Hiligaynon: Administrasyon sa Regulasyon sang Kalamay) is a government-owned and controlled corporation attached to the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines who is responsible for promoting the growth and development of the sugar industry of the Philippines through greater participation of the ...
About 22 miles west of San Juan in Vega Alta is San Juan Artisan Distillers (SJAD), the first and only Puerto Rican distillery growing its own sugarcane and producing its own rum. After the Great ...