Tons of tomatoes are rotting due to lack of buyers in the Philippines

Published 2021년 10월 4일

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Unvendorized ripe tomatoes from Tinoc in the Philippines' Ifugao province have been dumped due to a lack of buyers, largely due to market entry requirements for unvaccinated individuals. This has led to significant crop waste, with growers facing financial losses and seeking to retrieve unsold tomatoes from warehouses. Agriculture Secretary William Dar has ordered an investigation into the issue and directed local agencies to identify buyers and facilitate transportation of the tomatoes to markets to prevent further waste.

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Tons of ripe tomatoes, harvested around the town of Tinoc in the Ifugao province of the Philippines, have been dumped due to a lack of buyers. Domingo Mariano, a grower from Tinoc municipality, said buyers are hindered by the entry requirements to the markets; those who have not been vaccinated against corona will not have access to the markets. Another grower said he had to take back at least two tons of unsold ripe tomatoes from the warehouse in Nueva Vizcaya because he had no buyers for his wares. A local trader reported that at least six more tons of tomatoes had rotted or had been taken by farmers as animal feed. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said ...

Source: AGF