P70/kilo sugar to be sold in Kadiwa rolling stores
CONSUMERS will now have the chance to buy cheaper sugar as the commodity will be sold at P70 per kilo by the Kadiwa rolling stores and “Kadiwa on Wheels” of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The DA said that the move aims to make sugar “affordable and accessible to consumers.”
Also, the sugar will be sold at the same price at SRA Quezon City and Bacolod City offices.
The DA, however, warned that the sugar sold through the Kadiwa stores is intended for direct consumers and is not for “resale”.
Consistent with the government’s commitment to making basic commodities affordable to the common Filipino people, the DA-SRA has asked each importer under the Sugar Importation Policy for Crop Year 2022-2023 to commit 10% of their imported sugar allocation to be sold through DA and at P70/kilo to have ample supply of affordable sugar.
According to SRA, the initiative is a “temporary” measure while awaiting sugar mills to be in full swing.
The sugar agency added that once the majority of the country’s sugar mills operate fully, a sufficient supply of affordable sugar will be available.
The local supply has been augmented by the volume imported under Sugar Order (SO) 2 through the efforts of the private importers.
As of Oct. 14, 2022, the SRA has issued clearances for imported sugar to 13 international sugar traders with a total volume of 33,772.50 metric tons of refined sugar intended for consumers and end-users.
Part of this sugar will be distributed/sold (at P70 to P80 per kilo) to various groceries and supermarkets as well as public and wet markets through the Kadiwa Project.
Aside from this, the SRA also issued clearances with a total volume of 6,625 metric tons intended for industrial users.
The imported sugar is expected to arrive in the country between October to November 2022.
