- Tightening supplies in India and weather risks threaten cane availability and harvests, affecting global markets.
- Disease strains are causing yields to drop precipitously in the sugarcane industry, leading to market pressure and government financial injections.
- Government provides P235 million financial assistance as relief efforts target affected farms in Negros Occidental due to pest infestation in large sugarcane fields.
- Due to a pest infestation, both Bacolod and Negros Occidental have declared a state of calamity, with aid being sent to affected areas.
Bacolod city relies on sugarcane produced in Negros Occidental province, and officials are submitting information regarding affected farmers.
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Updated Aug 15
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What happened
Bacolod city relies on sugarcane produced in Negros Occidental province, and officials are submitting information regarding affected farmers.
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The entities involved
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Negros Occidental
province of the Philippines
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Bacolod
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Negros Occidental
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Department of Social Welfare and Development
Philippine ministry for social services