Sugar mills urged to increase trucking allowance for farmers

BACOLOD CITY — An official of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday called on sugar mills to increase the trucking allowance for sugar farmers amid rising fuel prices. In a statement, board member David Andrew Sanson, the planters representative, said he issued an appeal through a letter sent to sugar mills nationwide. “We respectfully request for your management to consider increasing the trucking allowance for farmers delivering sugarcane to your mill to help offset fuel costs until such time that the fuel prices normalize,” Sanson said in a letter dated March 24. SRA’s directory showed that of the 25 sugar […]... Keep on reading: Sugar mills urged to increase trucking allowance for farmers

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