Last December 22, 2022, the Visayan Daily Star carried a story on how the planters group appealed to the President and Department of Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos, Jr. to stop the move to import another 64,050 metric tons of sugar.
In less than 30 days, the position has changed to a "green light" for the importation of 450,000 metric tons of refined sugar to help arrest retail prices.
The quick turnaround in position leaves a lot of questions to those who are closely watching the sugar industry. It is expected that this will be the favorite topic for today's lunch get-togethers in the City of Smiles.
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Daily Star Links:
December 22, 2022 -
https://visayandailystar.com/unifed-urges-pbbm-to-stop-sugar-importation/
January 21, 2022 -
https://visayandailystar.com/unifed-supports-sugar-importation-plan/
