Farmers in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday called on the government to stop the impending importation of onions as the harvest season is about to start.
Interviewed on GMA News' Unang Balita, San Jose municipal agriculturist Romel Calingasan said they are worried that onion prices would drop to P8 to P15 per kilogram like last year when importation coincided with local harvest.
"Subalit bigla itong nawala… biglang nawala sa momentum ang aming magsasaka dahil sa nabalitaan nga po na magi-import na naman ng sibuyas ang national government kaya mariin naming tinututulan ito dahil ito na naman ang magpapadapa sa ating magsasakang Pilipino," he added., saying the government had "no choice" but to import, given the gap between production and local demand.
While the farmers in San Jose vowed to continue planting onions despite the issues they face, Calingasan said they are also asking the government to regulate onion prices in markets.
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