{"id":23233,"date":"2025-09-17T09:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=23233"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:36:45","slug":"the-philippines-sugar-quota-rank-reinstated-in-the-u-s-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/09\/17\/the-philippines-sugar-quota-rank-reinstated-in-the-u-s-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines sugar quota rank reinstated in the U.S. market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After not meeting targets for three years, the Philippines has reinstated its top 3 sugar quota recipient status by the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Business Mirror on September 17, 2025, the PH will start its sugar export year on October 1<\/u><\/a> with new quota.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025-26 batch is at 145,235 metric tonne raw value (MTRV), behind Brazil\u2019s 155,993 MTRV and the Dominican Republic\u2019s 189,343 MTRV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quota is accessible at low taxation under the World Trade Organization (WTO)\u2019s tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although beneficiary countries can surpass the above volumes, all extra quantities attract normal duty rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manila got back in the good books of Washington after April 2025 when it expeditiously shipped 66,000 tonnes <\/u><\/a>of raw sugar there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beforehand in September 2024, it had delayed its quota-based shipments, thereby earning a 10% penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consecutive years of shortages within the PH had caused negligible dispatches to the U.S. between 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The April 2025 dispatch was a result of an occasional upward production curve that had pressured local sugar prices<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding which, the preference for the U.S.\u2019 market is because it commands premium rates most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2025 was exceptional since the American import rate then was 1,000 pesos ($17.25) below local rates amid low global quotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States normally commands between $538 a tonne (2020) and $1,988\/tonne (2023) in sugar import rates from the PH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, after missing back-to-back targets, the Philippines looks forward to hitting its U.S.\u2019 sugar quota in 2026. The stats below illuminate this quantity target further through  shipping volume and comparative price data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S.-Philippines Sugar Quota <\/strong>Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a good year, the Philippines exports over 90% of its sugar to the United States. For instance in 2021, the country shipped 118,501<\/u> <\/u>tonnes<\/u><\/a> of raw sugar stateside out of a worldwide total of 122,473 tonnes. Most of this quantity falls under a low taxation quota. Although the PH sometimes dispatches negligible quantities to the U.S. (2024), it usually boasts a high quota. The 2026 quota totals 145,235<\/u><\/a> metric tonne raw value (MTRV), third only to that of Brazil and the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do the PH sugar export prices to the U.S. compare to other partners?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. commands premium prices for the PH\u2019s sugar exports in certain years, per the below data interpreted from the ITC<\/u><\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Destination<\/strong><\/td>PH\u2019s Export price [$\/tonne]<\/strong><\/td>Export Quantity<\/strong> [tonnes]<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
World (Average)<\/td>745 (2024<\/em>), 1,988 (2023<\/em>), 1,698 (2022<\/em>)<\/td>122,473 (2021<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr>
United States<\/td>629 (2024<\/em>), 12,583 (2023<\/em>), 2,333 (2022<\/em>)<\/td>118,501 (2021<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr>
France<\/td>2,395 (2024<\/em>), 2,222(2023<\/em>), 2,155 (2022<\/em>)<\/td>794<\/td><\/tr>
South Korea<\/td>1,799 (2024<\/em>), 1,690 (2023<\/em>), 1,737 (202<\/em>2)<\/td>682<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Fig: sugar export prices and volumes by the PH, to top 3 destinations<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are export sugar prices by the Philippines higher than for home wholesale<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasonal data by the PH\u2019s Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA<\/u><\/a>) reveals lesser export prices than domestic wholesale. For instance in April 2025, the export rate to the U.S. was 1,000 pesos ($17.25) below the domestic one.  In the 2020-21 fiscal year, millers\u2019 export rates averaged 1,239.10 pesos<\/u><\/a> ($23.35) per 50 kg while millsite rates averaged 1,569.40 peso ($27.57)\/50 kg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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