DA, planong mag-angkat ng 200,000 MT ng refined white sugar

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00:00The Department of Agriculture plans to import 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar, white refined sugar, or puting asukala.

00:08According to DA Secretary Francisco Chu Laurel Jr.,

00:11the shortage is far from what it was in the months of August and September,

00:15when it was expected that the supply of sugar would go down.

00:19By importing, it will be assured that the supply will be sufficient and the price of sugar will be stable.

00:26It is expected that a new sugar order will be issued in July,

00:29and the target is to deliver it to the country before the harvest season in October,

00:34so that it will not affect the local producers.

00:37According to the United Sugar Producers Federation,

00:40it needs to increase the supply, especially since 15% of the production of sugar is produced by El Nino.

00:49In September, we have an arrival of at least 100,000 tons.

00:52The current stocks will go down by August, September, by August.

01:03So we have to have sugar by, gap sugar of 200,000 tons at least by September, October,

01:11so that the milling season, 10 milling, will continue.

01:15... para hindi magpanerviyos ang mga traders. Hindi nila tayong laruan ulit.

01:22I think he's going in the right direction. He's safeguarding the stocks of the country para hindi tayong maubusan.

01:31Kasi po talagang kulang. Ang nakaranasan ng El Nino sa sugar industry was so devastating.