Agriculture group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) has urged the federal government to purchase onions from overseas to assist stabilize the availability available in the market and curb steady enhance within the worth of the vegetable.
According to Bernadette Reyes’ report on “24 Oras” on Friday, the group urged the importation of a minimum of 2,500 metric tons of pink onions and three,500 metric tons of white onions.
“We hope na kung maipasok yan eh maibenta nang P80 yung puting sibuyas at makakatulong yun. Doon sa pula at least baba ng P50 to P140,” SINAG president Rosendo So stated.
Based on the info of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the prevailing worth of pink onions in Metro Manila markets is P280 per kilo.
Meanwhile, on the Kadiwa market onion could also be purchased at P170 per kilo. However, the government-run shops solely has restricted shares and solely has choose branches.
“Sa palengke po kasi masyadong mahal eh P300 per kilo kaya dito na lang po ako pumunta,” Karen Baratolla, shopper on the Kadiwa market, stated.
The DA stated it’s learning the proposal to import onions. Currently, it stated a minimum of 10,000 metric tons for the vacation season,
The division stated that is anticipated to extend hen the harvests from Central and Southern Luzon are available in.
“We have to go the ground para ma-check natin kung yun po ay makapagbigay ng significant increase in our inventory,” DA deputy spokesperson Rez Estoperez stated.
Senator Imee Marcos, in the meantime, urged authorities to run after the smugglers within the nation.
“Parang buong mundo alam kung sino ang smuggler, alam kung saan yung bodega, ang nahuhuli sa balita ay yung Customs lang at DA, dyan naman ako nagtataka,” Marcos stated.—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA Integrated News
