The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it is not considering the importation of onions given the expected harvest in the coming months, even as current prices of the commodity are more than double the suggested retail price.
According to DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez, prices of onions have already reached up to P520 per kilogram in select markets in Metro Manila, with farmgate prices up to P300 per kilogram.
“Ang presyo naman, ang nagdidikta niyan ay supply and demand, so kung mahina ang supply mong nanggagaling po sa ating produksyon, ang presyo ay tataas,” Estoperez said during the public briefing.Prices have continued to increase for months now, with local red onions averaging P280 per kilogram on November 25, P250 per kilogram on November 11, and P180 per kilogram on October 25.
“Mukhang sa enforcement, mahihirapan tayo dun kasi kung ilalagay natin sa ating mga kamay, ‘pag sabihin na natin, magdidikita, wala nang magbebenta niyan kasi mataas ang presyo ng puhunan nila,” he said.
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