SRA warns Negros pest outbreak could cut Philippines' raw sugar output by 150,000 MT
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SRA warns Negros pest outbreak could cut Philippines' raw sugar output by 150,000 MT
The Philippines’ Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has warned that an outbreak of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in Negros Occidental could reduce the country’s raw sugar production by about 150,000 metric tonnes, or nearly 8% of annual output, if immediate control measures are not implemented. The agency said at least 30% of sugarcane farms in Negros Occidental have already been affected by the pest, with farmers in the northern p…
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