Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported.
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture reported.Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported red onions are being sold for P200 to P250 per kilo, while local red onions are priced P250 to P350 a kilo.
Meanwhile, the price of imported white onions monitored by the DA are higher than of locally harvested white onions. Per kilo, imported onions are priced P250 to P260; local white onions cost P170 to P300 a kilo. Assistant Secretary Rex Estoperez, DA deputy spokesperson, said in an earlier interview that they are expecting the price of onions to go as low as P150 to P200 per kilo.
This is because the peak of harvest for local onion growers in the country is in mid-February, explained Estoperez.
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