00:00Let's talk about the prices of vegetables in Benguet and Baguio.
00:04Now that the holiday season is nearing,
00:07that's what Belle Custodio has to say.
00:12Benguet is one of the places that is often visited during Christmas season.
00:15It's also the place where La Trinidad is visited
00:18because of its cheap and fresh vegetables.
00:20But one of the worries whenever the weather is cold
00:23is the freezing of crops
00:25where the supply of vegetables decreases
00:27while the price of vegetables is increasing.
00:30The sellers are sure that
00:32the price of vegetables in La Trinidad is still stable.
00:35For the price of vegetables,
00:37you can buy potatoes for P12 per piece,
00:40carrots for P15 per piece,
00:42baguio beans for P160 per kilo,
00:46string beans for P25 per string,
00:48eggplant for P16 per piece,
00:51bitter gourd for P40 per piece,
00:53okra for P150 per kilo,
00:56pechay for P120 per kilo,
00:59cabbage for P80 per kilo,
01:00lettuce for P180 per kilo,
01:04green and red chilies for P250 per kilo,
01:07garlic for P190 per kilo,
01:11red onion for P180 per kilo,
01:14and white onion for P160 per kilo.
01:17In Baguio City,
01:19the Department of Agriculture and City Agriculture
01:22and the City Agriculture
01:23if ever there is frosting in the crops.
01:26Our average temperature right now is 17 to 25.
01:30So we're okay.
01:31Maybe we'll have a problem with the frost.
01:35That would happen if we hit 9 degrees, 8 degrees,
01:39and below.
01:42Maybe around January or February.
01:44The farms are also waiting for water spray
01:47to prevent the crops from being covered in ice.
01:50We need to spray water quickly
01:53so that our crops won't be burned.
01:57The temperature is 17 to 26 degrees Celsius
02:01in the province of Benguet.
02:04Vel Custodio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
