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Transcript
00:00The price of vegetables from Benguet has almost tripled.
00:03Live from Dagupan City, we have the first news, Claire Lacanilau-Dunca of GMA Regional TV.
00:10Claire.
00:14Igan, due to the effect of the recent typhoon Kristina,
00:17which was accompanied by the typhoon Leon,
00:19the price of most of the highland vegetables, such as cabbage, cabbage and petchay, has increased.
00:25Some businessmen in Baguio City are complaining about the difficulty in obtaining vegetables from the Latrinidad Vegetable Trading Post.
00:36That is why the price of most of the highland vegetables has almost tripled.
00:41The price of cabbage is about P100 per kilo,
00:45while the price of carrots, potatoes and chayotes is about P150 per kilo.
00:52The price of broccoli is P200 to P300 per kilo,
00:55while the price of petchay is P100 per kilo,
00:58while the price of lettuce is P300 to P400 per kilo.
01:02The continuous rain and the upcoming typhoon,
01:06which is the first to increase the price of vegetables here in Baguio,
01:11will make it difficult for us to obtain vegetables.
01:15Some shopkeepers are discarding vegetables to save money.
01:18Some vegetables are more expensive than the ones in Manila, especially the broccoli.
01:23Some shopkeepers are hoping that the price of highland vegetables will drop in December to recover their income.
01:36According to the monitoring of SINAG, the supply of vegetables is affected because of the typhoon.
01:45We hope that the suppliers and retailers will return to normal prices of highland vegetables in the market.
01:56Thank you very much.
01:57Claire Lacanilau-Duncan of GMA Regional TV.

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