United Federation of Sugar Producers (Unifed) urgently seeks state intervention as sugar prices plummet below sustainable levels, jeopardizing small farmers' livelihoods. President Manuel Lamata appeals to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. for immediate action. With prices as low as P2,300, well below production costs, and with rising fuel and fertilizer prices, the industry is in crisis. Lamata pleads for government support to stabilize prices and save the livelihoods of 5 million industry dependents.
BACOLOD CITY: The United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) appealed to the national government for a much-needed intervention as sugar prices continue to drop.
BACOLOD CITY: Sugar industry leaders are up in arms against the renewed plan of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno to liberalize the importation of sugar.