Any plans to import onion any time soon to boost domestic supply and arrest rising prices of the commodity is off the table since local farmers are already harvesting, Senior Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban said.
In a press briefing, Panganiban emphasized that the Department of Agriculture will not authorize the importation of any onion, whether red or white, as some farmers have started harvesting, which he noted is expected to pick up starting next month.
The DA earlier disclosed that it was tinkering about allowing the importation of onion as a measure to temper skyrocketing prices of the commodity amid thin supply. Fausto noted that the country lacks at least 40,000 metric tons in onion supply due to limited capacity of local production. In October, the DA was forced to issue a suggested retail price on red onion at P170 per kilogram in its bid to address the rising prices of the commodity in the market.
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