Philippines imports sugar

Philippines imports sugar

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AFP): Some 46,000 metric tons of imported sugar are to arrive in the Philippines in November as part of government efforts to avert a looming shortage, President Joseph Estrada said Sunday.

Estrada said the government had authorized the import of the sugar last month as depleted stocks will only last until October or November.

"By that time, the 46,000 tons imported will be arriving," he told news conference here.

He dismissed allegations made by a senator that a cartel controlled the sugar industry here.