Ilang mamimili, sinamantala ang abot-kayang presyo ng sibuyas sa Kadiwa Store

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00:00 They were happy to see the price of onions go down.

00:04 Onions are the only 13 agri-products that have gone down in price this February.

00:09 Rod Lagusan in the report, Rise and Shine Rod.

00:12 Marites bought onions from the Kadiwa store of the Department of Agriculture.

00:19 It's only 35 pesos per kilo of onions here, so she cut it, especially since she has a canteen.

00:25 It's a big help. As in, the price is so big.

00:31 Many also bought this Mami Mili to cook for their families.

00:36 This is a big help for us.

00:39 Because for us in Bulacan, this is so expensive. It can reach 80 to 100.

00:49 According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 13 primary agricultural products have gone down in price this February, including onions.

00:56 From P188 per kilo in the second half of January, compared to P174 per kilo in the first half of February,

01:03 onions have gone down by more than P13 per kilo.

01:07 According to the DA, the area of production of onions has increased by 40%, just like in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon.

01:14 And now that March and April are coming, onions are also at their peak.

01:18 But the Sinag group is now in charge of measuring the price of onions.

01:23 We have a smuggled monitor for red onions.

01:28 The price of farm gate onions is now P26 to P28.

01:37 The white ones are P23 to P25.

01:41 Onions are not at their peak yet. The peak of onions is by March.

01:46 So we're really afraid that the price of farm gate onions will go down by P10 to P15.

01:53 That's what we're monitoring. We hope that the prices will stabilize so that farmers can earn a little.

02:01 The BPI, our high value and our AMAS are prioritizing market linkages.

02:08 We can tie up our Kadiwa and hopefully in other provinces in Southern Tagalog and other areas where onions are also needed.

02:21 There are products with minimal or not so high prices.

02:25 Like rice, because it was only increased by P79 in the well-milled.

02:29 In the special, it was increased by P68 and the regular milled was increased by P46.

02:35 And because of the price of rice going down in the international market, the DA is hoping that it will continue to go down.

02:42 It will have an impact on our imported rice.

02:47 And the timing of our harvest, we will start harvesting on March-April.

02:55 Based on the price of farm gate that the NFA Council approved, P19 to P23 for dry,

03:04 we can see that it's possible that it will go down and go back to the P40 level.

03:09 The price of regular milled and well-milled rice in the next week or month could go down.

03:14 Rod Laguzad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.