00:00According to the Department of Agriculture, the price of onions is expected to fall despite the Harabas' attack.
00:09Meanwhile, the DA will also focus on lowering the price of pork.
00:13Vel Custodio of PTV with the national news.
00:19The price of onions has increased following the sale of Harabas or Army Worm in Pangasinan,
00:24which is one of the largest producers of onions in the country.
00:28Last year, the price of onions only went up by 60-70.
00:31It only went up by 60-70 for a long time, for a few months as well.
00:34From April to December, the price of onions was like that last year.
00:40But this year, the price suddenly went up.
00:44That's why it's hard to supply.
00:48Now, it's just in the farm.
00:51How much is the harvest? It went up by 85-90.
00:55For now, the price of red onions is 90-110 pesos per kilo
01:00and the price of white onions is 80 pesos per kilo when it's harvested in Balintowak Market.
01:05The stock of onions in the storage facility is enough for the year,
01:09that's why the price of onions will go down.
01:11But this started last year, last week.
01:14The price of new onions is already high, but the supply of onions is decreasing.
01:18It's one of the factors.
01:20For now, our boss who runs the farm,
01:26there's not much onions to be harvested.
01:29Maybe it's because other towns have already planted onions.
01:35Almost 6 tons of plants worth more than 4 million pesos were affected by the flood.
01:41187 hectares of land in 7 towns of Pangasinan were affected by the flood
01:46based on the latest data from last week.
01:49These include Bayambang, Bautista, Urbistondo, Malasiki, San Quintin, San Manuel, and Alcala.
01:56Of course, there was a huge demand for pork last quarter of last year.
02:05But our boss mentioned that he will continue to sell pork after our rice problem.
02:13Of course, our boss will continue to sell food that is accessible, affordable, and available,
02:20especially agricultural commodities.
02:23In an interview with DA spokesperson Arnel De Mesa on Radio Pilipinas,
02:27he said that the next target is to lower the price of pork and solve the problem of rice.
02:33This is in line with what President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said,
02:37that the next target is to lower the price of pork and solve the problem of rice.
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