Importers ship 5,000 tons of onions to the Philippines

Published Jan 20, 2023

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The Philippines will only receive 5,000 tons of the 21,060 tons of imported onions authorized by the Department of Agriculture due to importers failing to use the remaining 16,060 tons. Local farmers have expressed concerns over the importation of onions, fearing it will compete with their local crop. The Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs have promised to enforce a deadline for the arrival of all imported onions by January 27, 2023.

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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 ...

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