THE Agriculture department said the upcoming harvest of red onions in December shall help the supply situation in the country amid the high market prices.
DA Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista, in the Laging Handa briefing said several farmers confirmed harvest dates next month.
“Iyong iba po ang sabi (others said), second week of December. May iba po nagsabi na (Others said) last week of December. So ngayon po ay tinitingnan natin kung gaano kalaki ang kanilang volume na iha-harvest dahil ito po ay makakatulong sa pagdagdag ng ating supply,”she said.
The DA is set to determine the onion supply inventory this week, considering the soaring prices in several markets, hitting as much as PHP300 per kilogram.
“Inaasahan naman po natin na malapit na rin po ang harvest ng ating mga magsasaka, and that will definitely help pagdating po sa ating supply situation para po sa sufficiency based po sa demand ng ating mga consumers,” Evangelista added.
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