Philippines: Garlic prices still going up other produce remains stable
Based on the monitoring of PSA-BAS, the price of garlic in Bankerohan Public Market remained at P350/kg to 380/kg since Friday.
PSA-BAS said, based on their monitorings, retailers are saying that the cause of the significant increase in the price of garlic was due to the "lack of supply."
Despite the significant increase in the prices of garlic, other basic commodities remain stable.
The price of selected vegetables per kilo include: bitter gourd from P60 to P70, string beans from P25 to P30, cabbage from P30 to P40, carrots from P60 to P70, habitchuelas from P30 to P35, tomato from P30 to P35, red onion from P60 to P70, white potato from P70 to P80, eggplant from P20 to P25, and Bok Choy from P60 to P70.
The price per kilo of selected fruits also went up, including lakatan banana from P38 to P40, Latundan banana from P28 to P30, calamondin from P40 to P50, papaya from P20 to P25, and carabao mango from P35 to P45.
Source: sunstar.com.ph
