Prices of onion, garlic stable

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) said  prices of onion, garlic and other basic goods have been stable from September to October.

However, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in a statement  price increases for other crops, particularly potatoes, have been recorded due to the spate of typhoons that hit the country in July and August.

De Mesa said DA records showed the average prices in September and October  ranged from P140 to P142 for local red onion, P125 to P130 for local white onion, P120 to P125 for imported white onion, P125 to P140 for imported garlic and P500 for local garlic.

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DA said the price ranges were based on the daily monitoring of prices conducted by the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance

Service in the public markets of Commonwealth, Guadalupe, Las Piñas, Marikina, Mega Q-mart, Muñoz, Pasay, Pasig, Quinta, San Andres, Muntinlupa and Pritil.

De Mesa said  the DA expects the price of potatoes to  normalize soon with incoming supply from local harvest.

“The peak of harvest within the last quarter this year up to the first quarter of next year will make a positive impact on the supply and prices of potatoes,” he said.

Based on monitoring by the DA on public markets in the National Capital Region as of yesterday, the price of local red onion was at P120 to P190 per kg; local white onion at P100 to P170 per kg; imported medium white onion at P100 to P160 per kg; local garlic at P500 per kg; and imported garlic at P120 to P160 per kg.

Monitoring showed the price of white potatoes is at P140 to P240 per kg.

 

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