The tons of confiscated smuggled sugar are targeted to be sold at Kadiwa stores in the coming month, the top official of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said Friday.
to authorize the donation of confiscated smuggled sugar to Kadiwa stores and allow its sale to the general public.
Azcona said that following the amendments of rules to allow the retailing of the confiscated contraband sugar at Kadiwa stores, the government is addressing issues on logistics and warehousing for the sale of the commodity.“What we are fixing now is logistics — where it will be stored and how to release it to the market,” he added.
Explained why P70 per kilo, Azcona said: “It’s difficult to go below P70 [per kilo] because it’s only 4,000 [MT]. Our production locally is 1.8 million [MT]. If we make it lower… it will be to the detriment of farmers and dependents.” In March, Malacañang announced that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the sale of the 4,000 metric tons of confiscated sugar at Kadiwa stores.
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