Pagpapalawig ng ban sa pag-aangkat ng pulang sibuyas, pinag-aaralan ng DA;
Stable na presyo ng kamatis, tiniyak
Stable na presyo ng kamatis, tiniyak
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00:00In other news, the Department of Agriculture is planning to extend the importation ban on red onions.
00:07According to the DA, this supply is enough until February of the next year.
00:12And if it will increase, the farmers may already be at a loss.
00:17Claycel Pardilla is in the center of the news live.
00:24Yes Audrey, the Department of Agriculture is studying to extend
00:29the importation ban on red onions because the supply is still enough.
00:40The supply of local red onions in our country will last for more than 200 days.
00:46That is after the inventory of red onions reached 162,000 metric tons
00:54which will last until February 2025.
00:57There is also a lot of supply of white onions which is at 11,569 metric tons
01:04which is said to be exhausted by the month of September.
01:09We have a lot of stocks, right?
01:11If the imported is cheaper, it will drive down the price even lower.
01:18So we also need to consider the tiredness of our farmers.
01:25Until this July, the importation ban on red onions is effective.
01:31That is why the government decided not to extend the ban.
01:36They are afraid that the imported onions will drive down the prices of the farmers.
01:42At the same time, the government is asking the local government units
01:48to monitor the volume of the products in their areas to avoid oversupply.
01:55Meanwhile, the DA assured that the price of tomatoes will be stable
01:59in front of the observed increase in the price that reached Php 180.
02:06That is almost double from Php 80 to Php 90 per kilo of tomatoes
02:12just two weeks ago.
02:15The tomatoes harvest will reach a lot of volume in two weeks' time.
02:23So we can expect that in one to two weeks, the price of tomatoes will go down again.
02:29Audrey, it is said that the affected areas were affected by the typhoon
02:33that is why the tomatoes were delayed in harvesting.
02:38But like what the DA said,
02:41it is expected that the prices will be stable in the next two weeks.
02:45Audrey?
02:46Okay, Claycelle.
02:47What is the Department of Agriculture's plan for white onions?
02:51Especially since the supply will only last until September.
02:59Yes, Audrey.
03:00The current supply of onions is around 11,000 metric tons.
03:06But it is expected that the supply will run out by November and December.
03:15So that is what the Department of Agriculture is looking at
03:18that it is possible to allow the supply to increase.
03:20Because, Audrey, white onions are important,
03:23especially in restaurants and in the hotel industry
03:26because that is the flavor that they use.
03:28Because it is said that it is not too pungent
03:31or the smell is too strong and the taste is too sweet.
03:36That is why it is usually used as a topping, as a food,
03:41or like in shawarma.
03:43So it is important for the hotel and restaurant industry.
03:47And that is what the Department of Agriculture is looking at
03:50to determine how many white onions are needed,
03:54especially for the harvest season by the end of the year.
03:58Audrey?
03:59Thank you very much, Mr. Partilia.