The price of red onions has started to ease in Mindanao after six weeks of constant increase, especially during the Christmas holidays, the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture in key localities showed. /PDI
In Cagayan de Oro City, regional capital of Northern Mindanao, red onions were sold at P290 per kilo in the first week of December, then went up toward Christmas Day and New Year’s Day to between P440 and P480. The price peaked on Jan. 13 at P600 per kilo then went down to between P480 and P550 on Jan. 20.
In General Santos City, in the Soccsksargen region, the commodity was sold between P320 and P350 per kilo in the first week of December. The price peaked at P500 in the second week of this month before dropping to P400 starting last week. The commodity’s price has remained practically stable in Zamboanga City at P280 to P340 per kilo since the first week of December.
But in other areas in western Mindanao or the Zamboanga Peninsula region, red onions continue to be pricey. In Zamboanga del Norte, the commodity sells at P700 to P800 per kilo in Dipolog City since last week, from only P320 to P340 per kilo in the first week of December. In Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, red onions sell at P500 to P700 per kilo, from only P300 to P320 in the first week of December.Sen. Cynthia Villar, during a recent visit in Cagayan de Oro, told reporters that she believed the pricing of the
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