Importers ship 5,000 tons of onions to the Philippines

Only 5,000 tons of imported onions will arrive in the Philippines after importers fail to use all 21,060 tons of onions authorized by the Department of Agriculture. According to Rosendo So, president of farmer cooperative Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag), importers have only applied for 5,000 tons of imported onions after the application deadline expired on January 13, 2023. "We're glad it's not the 21,000 ton maximum," So said. He added that during a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee on Monday, officials from the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs pledged to strictly enforce the January 27, 2023 deadline for the arrival of all ...