THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has advised the Philippine Sugar Millers Association Inc. (PSMA) to move back the milling season, citing the benefit of higher yields.

SRA chief Pablo Luis Azcona, in a speech at the Philippine Sugar Technologies Association Inc. Convention in Cebu on August 15, requested PSMA President Terence Uygongco to encourage sugar millers to collectively agree to start the milling season for crop year 2024-2025 on October 1. This means a two-week delay from September 15, the date originally set by some mills in Negros Island.

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