The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines has monitored the prices of onion and garlic in local markets. Citing the data from the DA, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the average prices of local onion sin September and October this year range from PHP140 to 142; PHP125 to 130 for local white onions and PHP120 to 125 for imported white onions.
Garafil said imported garlic is being sold for PHP125 to 140, while the price of local garlic is at PHP500. Based on the daily monitoring of prices by DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service, the prices of onion and garlic remain stable in Commonwealth, Guadalupe, Las Piñas, Marikina, Mega Q-mart, Muñoz, Pasay, Pasig, Quinta, San Andres, Muntinlupa and Pritil markets.
DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the agency is regularly monitoring the prices of basic commodities and committed to providing immediate solutions to the movement in the market value chain.
[ PHP10 = €0.17 ]
Source: pna.gov.ph