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Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, Oct. 18 called on the Department of Agriculture to take action amid the skyrocketing fertilizer prices in the country which has prejudiced farmers who struggle to balance rising production costs and low farm gate prices.
“Ang baba na nga ng benta ng produkto nila, tapos ang mahal pa ng fertilizer . And with no support from the government, hindi na po talaga sila kikita ,’’ he pointed out. “Urea used to go for just around Php800 to Php900 per 50 kilograms, pero ngayon nasa P1,500 to P1,800 na. That’s an astronomical jump, especially in the middle of a pandemic,” Zubiri remarked.
“The best way to address this is for the DA to lead the efforts in really developing our local fertilizer industry. How is it that we are an agricultural country, and yet we’re a net importer of fertilizer? We should make fertilizer production a homegrown industry, as an essential part of our agricultural sector,’’ he said.
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