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The Philippines reported about million metric tons of sugarcane production in 2023, indicating an approximately eight percent decline from the previous year. Sugarcane production peaked in 2017 at ** million metric tons. 

Western Visayas as the leading sugarcane producer 

Region VI, or Western Visayas, continued to be the leading sugarcane producer in the Philippines, producing about **** million metric tons of sugarcane or about ** percent of the total production in 2023. In particular, the province of Negros Occidental accounts for most of the sugarcane supply, earning the title “Sugar Bowl of the Philippines”. The region also allocated about ** hectares of land for planting and harvesting sugarcane used for raw sugar production – the highest nationwide.  

Retail price of refined sugar price continues to soar, despite falling wholesale prices 

As of March 2024, the wholesale price of refined sugar in Metro Manila reached Philippine pesos for every 50-kilogram bag. This was also a significant decline from the peak price of around Philippine pesos per 50-kg bag and about ** percent from its first spike in January 2023. Despite the decrease, refined sugar still retails at around Philippine pesos per kilogram in March 2024, up from just ** Philippine pesos in the last quarter of 2022.