Agriculture chief bans feedstock imports for bioethanol production

BACOLOD CITY — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a halt to the importation of feedstock — including molasses, sugar, sugarcane, and sugar syrups — for bioethanol production to protect the domestic sugar industry and local farmers. Laurel, in Sugar Order No. 4, Series of 2025-2026 dated May 22 this year but released to the media