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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. ....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to implement a buy-and-sell scheme that seeks to raise the farmgate prices of sugar and pull down retail prices. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the DA is crafting a plan that would utilize government funds to buy sugar from farmers at… ....