Faced with import tariffs, difficult trade policies, production woes and tough competition from other sugar-producing countries, it is indeed a rough road ahead for the Philippine sugar industry, which was once a dominating force in the global exportmarket. Like a drama series, the sugar industry in the Philippines is one tale that is full of twists and turns. The country, which was once a dominating force in the global export market, beginning mid-nineteenth century up to the mid-1970s, unexpectedly became a major importer of the commodity in the 1980s until now. According to observers, the sugar sector's twist of fate from being'the world's top supplier to becoming an importer was due to bad agricultural policies and poor production schemes doneby previous governments. Today, stakeholders are striving to reclaim the sector's once glorious throne but they admit it isn't going to be easy.
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