Daan-daang imported na sibuyas, dumating na sa bansa

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00:00The imported red onion is now being sold at a price of 90 pesos per kilo in Megacumar, Quezon City.

00:07This is the story of Harley Valbuena.

00:11The country has now received 100 tons of imported onions,

00:15which is far from being able to afford the price it is now charging.

00:18According to the Department of Agriculture,

00:21this is part of the 1,000 tons of onions

00:24that were ordered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chu Laurel, Jr.

00:30Out of the 3,000 metric tons that were applied in a volume comprising 59 SPSIC,

00:37only 459 metric tons have arrived.

00:42Most of these were imported from China.

00:46Out of the 1,000 metric tons that were applied in a volume comprising 20 SPSIC,

00:56only 200 metric tons have arrived.

00:59In Megacumar, Quezon City,

01:02the imported red onions are now being sold at a price of 90 pesos per kilo.

01:08Here in Megacumar, the price of imported red onions is 90 pesos per kilo.

01:14This is cheaper by 30 pesos compared to the local price of 120 pesos per kilo.

01:21The budget is getting lower because the prices are getting lower.

01:27According to the DA,

01:29when the batch of imported onions arrives,

01:33it is expected to lower its price in other families as well.

01:3880 to 100 pesos, we are happy with that

01:41compared to what we are seeing now, 180 to 200 pesos.

01:46The majority of the volume will be arriving this week.

01:49Meanwhile, in accordance with Secretary Laurel's orders,

01:53the Bureau of Plant Industry has already started

01:56inspecting the cold storage facilities of onions across the country

02:01to find out if there is wrong hoarding or supply shortage.

02:05The BPI and DA confirmed that

02:08in the first instance,

02:09there was no shortage of onions in the warehouses.

02:15The cold storages are almost empty.

02:18The harvest was delayed

02:20because usually, it is in February.

02:25As of today,

02:26the red onions are only in 500 metric tons.

02:30The quantity in this country

02:34and locally is still small,

02:37only 30 metric tons.

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