9 . 7 ▁million ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 4 ▁million ▁tons ▁or ▁a ▁total ▁basic ▁qu ota ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁short ▁tons ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines ; ▁▁ 4 7 . 2 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁def ic its ▁of ▁U . S . ▁domestic ▁produ cers ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ▁country ▁supp liers ▁which ▁conserv atively ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tons , ▁shall ▁be ▁all otted ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ; ▁ ▁The ▁encourag ement , ▁if ▁not ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁the ▁Philippines ▁maintain ▁in ▁reserve ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁her ▁U . S . ▁quot as ▁or ▁roughly ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ; ▁ ▁The ▁prem ium ▁re capt ure ▁fee ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ly ▁system ▁of ▁allocation ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁of ▁each ▁calendar ▁year . ▁ ▁Despite ▁restrictions ▁on ▁sugar ▁trad ing , ▁exports ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁sugar ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁remained ▁in ▁a ▁relatively ▁privile ged ▁position ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁ 7 0 s . ▁Philipp ine ▁quot as ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁r anged ▁between ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁percent , ▁a ▁rate ▁that ▁is ▁higher ▁than ▁other ▁sugar ▁supp liers ▁like ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Early ▁Dec line ▁Philippines ▁export ed ▁sugar ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁market , ▁generally ▁to ▁un rest rict ed ▁locations , ▁after ▁U . S