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Negros Occidental Representative Emilio Yulo III urges national government intervention to address plummeting sugar farmgate prices. Yulo emphasizes the urgent need to support small farmers, who make up 80% of the industry, as prices dip below production costs. He proposes government purchase of sugar from producers to stabilize prices and alleviate their losses. Stakeholders warn of dire consequences for labor and the industry if the downward trend persists. Various sugar planters' groups appeal for intervention from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. amid concerns over the impact on farmers and workers.

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