Onions per kilo drop to P240 in Pangasinan

By Liezle Basa Inigo

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Prices of onions here have dropped to P240 per kilo on Tuesday, Jan. 24, from P300/kilo last week.

    Restaurant owners and consumers in general were elated over the development.

    “Dati rati araw araw ang bilihan ng mga restaurant owners sa sibuyas para sariwa at bagong harvest. Pero noong umabot ng 600 ang presyo per kilo halos isang beses na lang sila bumili sa isang Linggo, ngayon marami natuwa, (Restaurants owners used to buy onions every day, but when the prices reached P600 per kilo, they buy onions only once in a week. Now many will be elated),” Jade Favi, a vendor at Calasiao market in Calasiao, Pangasinan, told Manila bulletin.

    Favi said she is not sure if the price will be stable but assured that they could get more supply directly from the farmers in Bayambang.

    People in the province are now enjoying the low price of onions.

    “May mga bisita na taga Maynila na nag-order na rin at dadalhin daw nila ito,” the market vendor added.