02:22Philippines: Onion prices overpass price of pork as Manila faces basic food staple shortage
As Philippines face shortages of one of the most demanded vegetable in local kitchen onion prices reaching 800 pesos (nearly $15) per kilogram in Manila.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows vegetable markets with customers buying basic food staple as onions that became too expensive sprouting on sellers’ shelves.
“Traders told me yesterday that the price of onions is still high especially those from Manila. In the past months Palawan has no onion supply at all because it reached 600 pesos per kilo! So island dwellers like us and in Mangse get their onions smuggled from Malaysia,” said a vegetable seller Tata Tahil.
“The price of onion is very high, it is more expensive than a kilo of pork meat,” added one of customers.
Extreme weather conditions, poor managing, logistics issues and soaring oil and fertiliser prices amid Russia-Ukraine conflict are among the presumable reasons for the historic price hike. Private companies also blame the agriculture department for failing to make accurate supply projections, despite warnings made last year.
02:22As Philippines face shortages of one of the most demanded vegetable in local kitchen onion prices reaching 800 pesos (nearly $15) per kilogram in Manila.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows vegetable markets with customers buying basic food staple as onions that became too expensive sprouting on sellers’ shelves.
“Traders told me yesterday that the price of onions is still high especially those from Manila. In the past months Palawan has no onion supply at all because it reached 600 pesos per kilo! So island dwellers like us and in Mangse get their onions smuggled from Malaysia,” said a vegetable seller Tata Tahil.
“The price of onion is very high, it is more expensive than a kilo of pork meat,” added one of customers.
Extreme weather conditions, poor managing, logistics issues and soaring oil and fertiliser prices amid Russia-Ukraine conflict are among the presumable reasons for the historic price hike. Private companies also blame the agriculture department for failing to make accurate supply projections, despite warnings made last year.