Stakeholders Urged to Unite to Address Low Price of Sugar

Stakeholders urged to unite to address low price of sugar

BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and mayors of the province are calling on sugar industry stakeholders, federations and leaders to unite behind a single position and arrest the plummeting millgate price of sugar.

Guv calls for unity vs plummeting sugar prices

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he and the mayors of Negros Occidental are calling on sugar groups and federations, as well as industry leaders to come together and agree on a unified position, amid… The post Guv calls for unity vs plummeting sugar prices appeared first on Visayan Daily Star.

Bacolod: Lawmaker urges unity as sugar prices plunge

BACOLOD CITY — With sugar prices continuing to fall for several consecutive weeks, Negros Occidental 5th District Rep. Emilio Yulo appealed to industry stakeholders to “stop the bickering” and work together to address what he described as a worsening crisis pushing small farmers to the brink. Yulo called on the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to “institute immediate measures to arrest the downward prices,” stressing that time is running ou…