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1st December 2025
The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a deep-planting cultivation technique that is expected to make cane farming in the Philippines more resilient to typhoons and drought, according to the Manila Bulletin.Tags: farming, research, sugarcane, News excerpt
Countries: Philippines, Japan
28th November 2025
Sugar production in the Philippines is expected to remain flat in the 2026 marketing year at 2.085 million metric tonnes, as favourable crop development in some areas is offset by lower sugar recovery due to the red-striped soft scale insect infestation, according to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Post in Manila.Tags: Production, estimates, USDA
Countries: Philippines
14th November 2025
Typhoon Tino, which hit Negros Island and the neighboring regions on Nov. 4, has damaged more than 53,000 hectares of sugarcane farms, according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).Tags: typhoon, government, News excerpt, farmers, industry
Countries: Philippines