SUGAR IMPORTATION OPPOSED. Refined sugar for household consumption sold in a grocery store in Bacolod City in this undated photo. Sugar producers in Negros Occidental are leading the protest in the importation of 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar for industrial users provided in Sugar Order No. 3 of the Sugar Regulatory Administration.(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The country's largest umbrella of sugar producers has thanked Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Imee Marcos for supporting their protest in the importation of 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar at the height of milling season. In a statement on Wednesday, the United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) said the two senators called for an inquiry into moves to import agricultural products such as sugar. "We are thankful for our champions in the Senate for their strong stance against the ill-planned sugar importation and for seeking an inquiry into the questionable importation program