The cost of onions, widely used in many local dishes, more than quadrupled in four months to hit as high as P700 ($12.83) per kilogram in Metro Manila markets in December.
The Bureau of Plant Industry has cleared the importation of about 25% of the, which must be shipped in not later than Jan. 27, agriculture officials told a Senate hearing on Monday.
The Philippines had been hit by onion production shortfalls in recent months, as farmers were discouraged to boost planting due to competition with imported supply, according to farmers’ groups.
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