Licensed importers of red and yellow onions have until Jan. 27 to complete their shipments to the country, according to the Department of Agriculture. | jordeenelagare /PDI
The crops should have secured sanitary and phytosanitary clearances at their country of origin before shipment.
Explaining the approved volume of the imports, DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez said it was “based on market needs, in the meantime that the local harvest has not peaked, [which is expected] in mid-February to May.” Around that period, the government may be able to “pull down prices,” Estoperez said at Tuesday’s Laging Handa briefing.
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