The Department of Agriculture on Saturday said it will now have to resort to importing at least 22,000 metric tons of onions to end the surge in prices, fetching for as high as more than P600 per kilo in some public markets. READ:
of onions to end the surge in prices, fetching for as high as more than P600 per kilo in some public markets.
“Based on the situation in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac, they have standing crops that will peak in February and March,” Estoperez said. Meanwhile, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured business agreements with China to lower the prices of fertilizer, a vital part of his administration’s bid to help farmers and ensure food security.
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