New Agriculture Secretary William Dar is supportive of the proposal to liberalize the sugar industry, which means opening up the local market to more imported sugar.
New Agriculture Secretary William Dar is supportive of the proposal to liberalize the sugar industry, which means opening up the local market to more imported sugar.
Dar said in an interview that he will still study the proposal to liberalize the sugar industry and that he needs to meet with the officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) first before making any decision.
For his part, Roberto Amores, President of the Philippine Food Exporters, Inc. (Philfoodex), said he already mentioned to Dar the request of the food processing industry to be allowed to import more sugar so they could have bigger access to cheaper, imported supply of the sweetener.
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