00:00It is possible that the price of tomatoes will return to normal at the end of January and the first week of February.
00:05According to Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa,
00:08the supply of tomatoes in January will increase until February, so the price will also decrease.
00:14De Mesa said that the price of tomatoes has increased at the moment
00:17due to the lack of supply due to the floods that happened last year.
00:22Along with the damage caused by the floods,
00:24the green and red chilies in Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, and Bicol
00:28As of January 4, the price of tomatoes has increased from Php 200 to Php 300 per kilo.
00:35It was higher from Php 40 to Php 100 per kilo last year or before the floods arrived.
