The price of sugar has gone up by about 43 per cent since June in the Philippines. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - Streetside bakeries and small retailers are feeling the brunt of a sugar crisis in the Philippines, as the government moves to import more supplies to address the domestic shortage.
Mr Bobbie Madrono, a baker working in a shop located at a busy intersection in Quezon City, Metro Manila, said customers are buying fewer breads and pastries these days, even though the shop has not raised prices despite sugar becoming more expensive.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
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