“We are not sufficient at all when it comes to garlic. We are dependent on importation,” said Kristine Evangelista, Assistant Secretary of the DA. READ:
“We are not sufficient at all when it comes to garlic. We are dependent on importation,” said Kristine Evangelista, Assistant Secretary of the DA.
Marcos said that from P40 per kilo, white onions now sell up to P400 per kilo to popular fast food chains by Divisoria-based onion traders. She said the national budget should provide more cold storage facilities for local farmers, adding that smugglers of imported white onions are now taking advantage of the situation by selling the commodity 10 times the usual price to the restaurant industry.
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