The Department of Agriculture (DA) is not contemplating promoting the confiscated white onions at Kadiwa stalls as a result of well being and sanitary issues, a division official mentioned.
“We will not risk selling these to Kadiwa… Natanggal na ang option na iyan,” DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez mentioned through the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restobar in Quezon City.
Early this week, the DA official mentioned that the sacks of white onions confiscated in Divisoria, Manila may very well be bought on the Kadiwa stalls at a less expensive value.
The onions, estimated to be value P3.9 million, had been loaded onto a truck of the Philippine National Police and delivered to a warehouse of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for stock.
Estoperez, nevertheless, mentioned a phytosanitary take a look at carried out on the onions discovered the produce to be unsafe for human consumption.
“Anyway, ang resulta ay mukhang hindi kaliga-ligaya… Nung na-kumpiska ito, mukhang iba nag-deteriorate na because hirap na sila maglabas,” he mentioned.
“Pag nag-deteriorate na, alam mo naman magkakahalo-halo pag yung isa, dalawa, tutulo doon sa mga… mahahawa na doon,” he added.
The DA official mentioned the onions shall be burned or shredded to be become compost.
Estoperez earlier mentioned that the present stock of purple onions is at round 13,000 metric tons, and so they count on to reap 5,000 metric tons extra by the primary week or second week of December. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
