PH sugar sector sticks to export ban despite US quota hike
Philippine sugar industry leaders reaffirmed their stance against exporting domestic sugar during the current crop year, prioritizing local supply despite securing an additional 9,151 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar export quota from the United States for fiscal year 2027. This allocation is part of the 1.12 million MT under the US tariff-rate quota system.
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