00:00 Because of the drought of the farms, the sugar producers are losing their supply of sugar.
00:08 So they say that the government will open if the government will increase the supply of sugar.
00:12 It's proven!
00:13 Simaab Gonzalez!
00:14 Elisa's sugar stock was at its peak last month.
00:20 It was at its peak in Mega Q Mart in Quezon City but the sales are still high.
00:24 The price is still around 90 to 100 pesos per kilo of white sugar and 80 to 85 per kilo of brown sugar.
00:31 It's not even half yet.
00:33 I should have just bought brown sugar so that I can dispose of it immediately.
00:37 The plant is still standing and it's not moving yet.
00:41 That's why it's heavy.
00:43 It's heavy because of the sugar. It's too expensive.
00:45 Brown sugar is cheaper because it's still cheap.
00:48 Elisa said that there's no problem with the supply.
00:52 In the other store of the sugar, the price of sugar is decreasing.
00:58 85 pesos per kilo of white and dark sugar and 75 pesos per kilo of brown sugar.
01:02 We were able to buy it.
01:05 How about the price?
01:06 The price is okay because it's decreasing compared to before.
01:12 But the United Sugar Producers Federation said that the supply of sugar can be delayed.
01:18 Sugar farmers are not able to plant their crops yet because the soil is already dry.
01:23 The rain is not happening because of the El Niño.
01:26 This is different. I've been farming for a long time.
01:28 This is the first time I experienced this.
01:30 It's very hot.
01:31 It's really, really strong heat.
01:34 If you look at the crop, you can feel it.
01:38 It's like it's burnt.
01:40 It's really dried up.
01:41 I really don't know if it can recover even if it rains.
01:45 It's really, really bad.
01:47 So even if they raise their sugar prices, they support it.
01:52 In the GAP, we will import the imported sugar.
01:58 Here in the ground, I saw that there's a lack of sugar.
02:02 That's equivalent to 185,000 to 200,000 metric tons.
02:07 When it rains in the next few weeks, sugar farmers can start planting their crops.
02:12 Farmers in the Agriculture Department are asking to stop giving irrigation equipment against the El Niño.
02:19 We are still trying to get the permission of the DA and Sugar Regulatory Administration, but they still have no response.
02:26 For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales was on the show for 24 hours.
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