IMPORTED refined sugar dramatically dropped to 66,325 metric tons (MT) from the 730,430 MT a year earlier, as raw sugar stocks from 2023 remain at a comfortable level, according to data from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (FAS-USDA) in Manila.

For 2025, the agency said it sees no importation of raw sugar as the Philippine government moves to protect local producers.

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