Agri dept to set price cap on imported onions

By Bella Cariaso

Jan 25, 2023 12:18 am

(UPDATE) AN official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the agency will impose a price cap on the retail price of imported onions effective Wednesday, January 25, to ensure that the outsourced bulbs will not hurt local farmers.

DA deputy spokesman Rex Estoperez said the department is eyeing between P100 and P150 per kilo, saying the cost of production of the farmers should be considered.

A market vendor compares the size of an onion produced by local farmers and a huge bulb from an undisclosed origin at the Marikina City Public Market on Monday, January 23, 2023. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

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