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The Department of Agriculture is taking steps to address the tight supply of ginger that resulted in higher prices.Data shows local demand is about 130,000 metric tons but only about 2% is being produced locally, DA Undersecretary Ching Caballero said Wednesday.Aside from its household use as spice, ginger is also being used for processing, Caballero said.
It reached as much as P300 per kilo in some markets in Metro Manila the past two weeks.To address the tightness, the DA is now looking at other areas near Metro Manila that may have available supply."We are monitoring now kung saan mga areas na meron pang supply na availability so we can bring in through the Kadiwa system," Caballero said.To avoid the same problem in the future, efforts are geared towards increasing production, according to the DA.
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