'Check cold storage facilities for hoarded onions'

By Bella Cariaso

Aug 21, 2022 12:04 am

AGRICULTURAL groups urged authorities to scrutinize the cold storage facilities of traders when conducting inspections amid a report of red onion hoarding before the Christmas season.

Workers unload sacks of Red onions as they delivered it to stores inside the Marikina public market on August 20 2022. A group of onion farmers recently called on the government to delay importing white onions to address a shortage, saying there was still enough supply of red onions to meet demand.Photos by John Orven Verdote

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