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21k tons of onions to offset holiday shortage—bureau

The Philippines will be sourcing 21,000 metric tons (MT) of imported onions from China, India and the Netherlands to offset a looming shortage of...

NBI seeks indictment of 6 persons for hoarding onions, profiteering

The Department of Justice on Monday said the National Bureau of Investigation has sought the filing of charges of hoarding and profiteering against sick persons,...

Onions go straight to retailers via gov’t contract farming program

The government has rolled out its contract farming program for agricultural products, in particular onions, to improve farmers’ access to markets and achieve fair...

Agri Dept. shelves SRP for onions

The Department of Agriculture has indefinitely suspended the proposed suggested retail price for onions after Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban failed to sign the...

Speaker backs onion retail price plan

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday welcomed the move of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to impose a suggested retail price (SRP) for...

DA sets ceiling for wholesale price of onions

In an effort to pull down the price of onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is setting a price limit to wholesale onions at...

DA: ‘Massive’ cold chain audit for onions set

The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to stage a massive, nationwide inspection of all cold chain facilities storing onions to check if there are...

Onion prices stay over P100 per kilo in MM

Market prices of onions remain above the expected range in Metro Manila, even as farmers groups reported a drop in farmgate prices amid the...

PCC looks into price spikes in onions, eyes cartel

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said Thursday it has been investigating the high prices of onions for possible cartel or abuse of dominance conduct...

Senate panel eyes task force, courts vs. agri smuggling

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food has recommended the creation of a presidential task force and special courts to focus on cases of...

Onions at low P170/kilo as imports boost supply

The prevailing retail prices of onions have dropped to as low as P170 per kilo for the loc white variety amid higher supply as...

Imported onions in, but price still high

Imported onions are now being sold in Metro Manila markets for P180 to P210 per kilo, lower than the P240 charged for local onions,...

Onions and the Department of Agriculture

"Sometimes, it is shocking to know there are people willing to inflict irreparable damage on the country’s environment for 30 pieces of silver" With the...

Villar: Hoarders manipulated onion prices

Senator Cynthia Villar has maintained that the onion shortage is just artificial and that hoarders manipulated the prices. Told about the drop in the price...
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