1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:November 26,2025 Report Number:RP2025-0043 Report Name:Sugar Semi-annual Country:Philippines Post:Mani
2、la Report Category:Sugar Prepared By:Florence Mojica-Sevilla Approved By:Herpin Rochet Jateng Report Highlights:Post forecasts sugar production in Marketing Year(MY)2026 to remain flat at 2.085 million metric tons(MT).While there are expansion areas especially in Mindanao,the red-striped soft scale
3、insects(RSSI)are affecting some sugarcane fields,which could result in lower sugar recovery.Favorable crop development in the Southern Negros is expected to compensate for the decrease in production caused by RSSI infestation.On September 29,2025,the Philippines released Sugar Order No.1(SO1)allocat
4、ing 100 percent of its production to the domestic market.The decision aligns with FAS Manilas forecast of zero exports in MY 2026,pending future announcements regarding the Philippines decision to ship their country-specific allocation of sugar to the U.S.WTO raw sugar tariff-rate quota(TRQ).Consump
5、tion is projected to remain steady at 2.2 million MT,with imports of 208,000 MT expected to fulfill the remaining volume approved under Sugar Order No.8 released in July 2025.2 Production:Centrifugal Sugar(Raw Sugar).FAS Manila revised the PSD historical data on sugar centrifugal for MY 2024,MY 2025
6、,and forecast year MY 2026 to align with official Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration(SRA)data.On July 8,2025,SRA issued Circular Letter(CL)No.32-A amending the marketing year,shifting it to October 1-September 30,replacing the previous September 1-August 31 MY cycle(CL32).Please see GAIN rep