The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it is closely monitoring the supply of red onions as the prices went up as much as P300 per kilo. Know more:
THE Department of Agriculture on Monday said it is closely monitoring the supply of red onions as the prices went up as much as P300 per kilo.
“In our monitoring, we noticed a spike in the price of red onion. There are P280 and we even found P300 a kilo. So now, we are asking the Bureau of Plant Industry to see the supply situation so we can know what is the reason for the price spike,” said Evangelista at the Laging Handa public briefing. “They [farmers] said they have a harvest in December. We will look at the volume because that will help increase supply,” she said.
In August, the DA told lawmakers that the Philippines is projected to suffer this year a shortage of key ingredients in making Filipino dishes, such as white onion and garlic, as total supplies, even with imports, are insufficient to meet overall demand for the commodities.
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