Only a fraction of the more than 21,000 metric tons of onions that were authorized for importation had arrived in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday.
for the importation of 21,060 metric tons of onions to fill a supply gap and arrest the continuous spike in the price of the commodity in the market.Fresh yellow onion - 3,960 metric tonsLicensed importers were given until January 27 for their shipments to arrive in the country.
“Hindi po [kumunsulta]… Bigla na lang lumabas inaprubahan na at ayan na nga lumabas na,” Ramos said in a separate interview on Dobol B TV.“Hindi totoo na hindi tayo kumunsulta sa mga magsasaka para sa importasyon ng sibuyas. May mga kinunsulta tayong magsasaka bago inaprubahan ang importasyon ng sibuyas,” he said.
She said in this way, small farmers can be prioritized, and the investment will happen in the first years even if the facility utilization may be low towards the end of the year.
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