00:00The sale of NFA buffer stock has increased to a price of 35 pesos per kilo.
00:07The Agriculture Department is already working to lower the price of onions.
00:13Bernadette Reyes is on the news.
00:19The first day of the sale of NFA rice, which was only a buffer stock back then, was delayed,
00:24but it was allowed to be supplied to the public by the Food Terminal Incorporated or FTI
00:30due to the declaration of the Food Security Emergency.
00:33San Juan City Hall was one of the buyers of the NFA buffer stock,
00:36and it was sold without a price tag in Lunson.
00:40It was 1,650 pesos per sack, but there was an option to sell it for 33 pesos per kilo.
00:46For food, for my students.
00:48It's a big thing that I was able to save more than 1,000 pesos.
00:55It's a big thing that the rice is cheap.
00:59In a month, how much do we budget?
01:01The initial allocation for Metro Manila was 150,000 pesos per sack,
01:05but it will increase depending on the demand.
01:08It is sold to LGUs and government agencies for 33 pesos per kilo
01:14or 1,650 pesos per sack.
01:17But it can be sold to buyers for up to 35 pesos per kilo.
01:22It's okay to be resold if they only sell it for 33 to 35 pesos.
01:27Just don't sell it to businesses for more than 33 or 35 pesos.
01:33Instead of cutting the expenses for our farmers,
01:37we are saluting them.
01:38That's also my feeling to the Metro Manila mayors.
01:40Let's salute them.
01:42It is expected that NFA Rice will also start selling to LGUs that bought it,
01:47like Camarines Sur.
01:49As of now, there are a lot of stocks.
01:51There is no limit.
01:52Of course, if the demand of LGUs nationwide suddenly increases,
01:57then we will have to set the weekly limits.
01:59Meanwhile, onions are reaching up to 240 pesos per kilo.
02:04Onions, they just have to look at it.
02:07They can't get a kilo.
02:10The Agriculture Department will study the placement of maximum SRP on onions
02:15if it doesn't go down in price when importers arrive.
02:18Harvest is coming soon.
02:21If we get MSRP on onions, it will be limited to just two weeks.
02:25All cold storage of onions are being sent to the Bureau of Plant Industry.
02:31We will inspect if there are new harvests that are being hidden and not being sold.
02:35Because if they did that, that's wrong.
02:39For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
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