Continuous and sufficient inflow of agricultural food commodities in various markets in Metro Manila was observed this week. 

       

Retail trading during the reference week favored consumers as most prices leveled at previous week’s quotations.    Other indicators even registered  price cuts. 

        

Rice, cooking oil, poultry and meat products were sold at last week’s prices.

Prices per kilogram  remained at P130 for dressed chicken; P260  beef rump;  P170 pork ham (pigue) and P180 pork belly (liempo).  

Price of regular milled commercial rice continued to prevail at P30 per kilogram and that of  well-milled at P35 per kilogram.   Price of  375 ml. bottled cooking oil was pegged at P30.

              

Based on the latest price monitoring, acquisition cost of a fifty-kilogram bag of refined sugar ranged from P2,040 to P2,120 while that of brown sugar was from P1,610 up to P1,700.

Price increment of sugar at  bulk trade apparently was  passed on to consumers.    Last week’s P44 per kilogram prevailing  retail price of white sugar increased to P46 and the P36 per kilogram selling price of brown sugar inched up to P38.    

Vegetables were either offered at lower quotations or stood firm at last week’s tags.   Carrot was the only indicator vegetable that commanded higher price. The P40 per kilogram prevailing price at retail last week went up to P50 this week. 

         

The favorable weather condition has been conducive for  fishermen to increase their fishing activities.   Sufficient supply of various marine fish species was noted in the surveyed Metro markets. Milkfish  and roundscad were cheaper by P10 and P20 per kilogram,  respectively.

Calamansi and mango were notably abundant and sold at lower prices at both trade levels during the week.   Both fruits  posted a P10 per kilogram discount at retail counters.