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BAS Media Service: Price Situationer

Prices of Tomato Up

Period Covered: June 5-13, 2013

Tomato exhibited continuing price increments for the past weeks. Supply from production areas in Luzon has been significantly reduced which triggered price increases at both trade levels. The supply gap was covered by shipments from Mindanao, but these were pegged at higher prices.

commodityAt bulk trade, tomato was offered at P38 per kilogram or P7 higher than last week's tag of P31 per kilogram. 

The wholesale price movement was reflected at retail trading. Consumers paid P60 per kilogram, higher by P10 from last week's prevailing price. 

Meanwhile, some indicator vegetables exhibited downward price movements at wholesale stalls. Price cuts ranged from 8.57 percent for pechay Baguio (wongbok) to 23.81 percent for habitchuelas. Retailers gave P10 per kilogram discounts for both temperate vegetables. Amargoso and radish were also tagged at lower prices. 

In contrast, eggplant and red onion were quoted higher this week at wholesale but stood at previous week's price levels at retail. Retailers claimed that trading was relatively slower over the week. 

At the fish counters, no price movements were noted during the reference week as supply was enough to meet consumer requirements.commodity

Prices of medium-sized milkfish and frigate tuna continued to prevail at P120 per kilogram; anchovies and roundscad at P100 per kilogram and threadfin breams and caesio at P180 per kilogram. Exceptions were Spanish mackerel (alumahan) and prawn which prices went down by P10 and P50 per kilogram relative to last week's prevailing retail tags.  

Prices of commercial rice, chicken, meat products and sugar were generally stable.

commodityFruit stalls were sufficiently filled with both locally- grown and imported ones. Banana (lakatan, latundan and saba), pineapple and papaya were available at affordable prices. Avocado started to flow into the markets. 

Calamansi which was quoted at P70 per kilogram a month ago was retailed at P40 this week. The continuous and enough supply of this citrus coming from the provinces of Mindoro and Nueva Ecija contributed to the price discounts this week. 



 



 

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