Nasirang taniman ng sibuyas sa Nueva Ecija, umabot na sa ilang ektarya dahil sa armyworm o harabas | 24 Oras - video Dailymotion

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00:00 Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chu Laurel Jr. ordered the temporary halt to the import of onions until May.

00:10 In the midst of lowering the price of onions, farmers are being harassed.

00:16 Bernadette Reyes is on the news.

00:22 Almost none of the farmers in Bungabon, Nueva Ecija have onions left after being hit by army worm or "harabas".

00:30 Almost 7 hectares were totally damaged.

00:33 More than 30 hectares were partially damaged.

00:36 According to the Department of Agriculture,

00:38 the "harabas" affected 366 hectares of onion farms.

00:45 The family of Mang Celso is still hoping for onions to be distributed to the needs and education of their children.

00:52 The harabas is still alive because it only took 24 hours to finish the leaves.

01:01 Early management is the most important thing we are telling our farmers.

01:07 As early as 10 days after planting, that is the best way to manage the fall army worm.

01:14 The DA does not see a big effect on the supply of onions in the country.

01:19 The harabas or army worm is regularly managed.

01:23 It is not a big concern.

01:25 And now we are also expanding the production of onions, especially in Mindoro and Mindanao.

01:33 The farm gate price of the white onions has also fallen.

01:37 In some places in Nueva Ecija, the farm gate price of white onions per kilo is only 18 to 20 pesos.

01:44 Half of what farmers are expecting is to earn somehow.

01:49 The harabas is white, the problem is the big ones.

01:54 The government should help sell the big ones, how we can connect to the restaurants that are getting white onions.

02:11 To the people I talked to who are selling, they are selling imported onions.

02:17 We still don't have it. It hasn't arrived yet.

02:21 It's still imported. People want cheap onions.

02:25 We can't sell expensive onions.

02:26 It hasn't arrived yet. Their price is still the same.

02:31 Here in Maguinhawa, we have a group of restaurants that can be linked to the local government,

02:38 at least to the farmers, or they can be directed to buy from us so that it can be cheap.

02:45 According to the Samahang Industria na Agrikultura, the white onions started to fall.

02:50 That's more in February, while the red onions will start their harvest season in March.

02:57 That's why import permits should be stopped for now.

03:02 Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chu Laurel Jr. ordered that the import of onions should be stopped until May.

03:11 Or it can be until July if the domestic harvest is able to meet the needs of the country.

03:17 But if there is a sudden shortage, it will be necessary to import earlier.

03:23 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, for Tutok 24 Horas.

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03:38 (upbeat music)

Nasirang taniman ng sibuyas sa Nueva Ecija, umabot na sa ilang ektarya dahil sa armyworm o harabas | 24 Oras

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