Traders seen behind high prices of onions in Dec

By Bella Cariaso

Jan 05, 2023 12:09 am

AGRICULTURE Assistant Secretary and spokesman Kristine Evangelista on Wednesday said traders were involved in price manipulation, causing the spike in the farmgate price of onions between P550 and P670 per kilo in December.

In a radio interview, Evangelista confirmed that the DA allocated P140 million for the procurement of onions from the farmers at farmgate price of P537 per kilo and were sold to the Kadiwa centers at P170 per kilo.

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