00:00It is expected that the price of tomatoes will return to normal
00:03when the new crop of agricultural products enters the market.
00:07Meanwhile, the Agriculture Department has decided
00:10that the imported rice should not be reduced to P60 per kilo.
00:15Claycel Pardilla of PTV reported for Panbansa.
00:21Sautéing is not complete if there is no garlic, onion, and tomatoes.
00:26But will it be hard if tomatoes are first?
00:30In the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,
00:33tomatoes are now priced at P200 to P360 per kilo.
00:39While the price of Siling Labuyo is P600 to P1,000.
00:44According to the Agriculture Department,
00:47there was a shortage in the supply of tomatoes.
00:49The inventory of chilies also decreased
00:51due to the frequent floods in the regions of Cagayan
00:56Bicol and Calabar Zone.
00:57But it is expected that the price will return to normal
01:00when the new crop of agricultural products enters the market.
01:04There was a significant reduction in the production of tomatoes
01:14by 45% going into the fourth quarter last year.
01:19They said that production may resume this January until February.
01:25The dry season will also start.
01:27And then, expectedly, the prices can go back to normal
01:31during this period.
01:34The DA decided that imported rice should not be reduced to P60 per kilo.
01:40It is in front of a plan to reduce the maximum suggested liter price of rice
01:45to prevent the possible shortage.
01:48According to the DA's study,
01:50the most expensive imported rice in the markets should be less than P52.
01:55The price of rice should be P51 or P52.
02:01So, it should not be P60.
02:04This is expensive, P615 per metric ton.
02:09So, you should compute the taripa, the shipping fee,
02:14the expense rate.
02:16There is a possible shortage in the price of rice.
02:26From PTV Manila,
02:28I am Laisal Pardilia,
02:30Balitang Pambansa.
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