Vegetable prices remain on uptrend
Prices of vegetables are still on an upward trend despite earlier assurance from the Department of Agriculture that prices would normalize this week.
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Prices of vegetables are still on an upward trend despite earlier assurance from the Department of Agriculture that prices would normalize this week.
Prices of vegetables are expected to stabilize this week after a P20 per kilo increase last week brought about by heavy rains in many parts of the country, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.
The water level of Angat Dam and five other dams in Luzon continued to drop despite rains experienced last week in many areas in the country, according to latest data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
The retail prices of vegetables increased by P20 per kilo amid rains experienced in many areas in the country last week.
Typhoon Chedeng (Guchol) is already 990 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon early Sunday, June 11, but it continues to enhance the southwest monsoon