Date: July 18, 2008
Vol. 14 NO. 26 Period Covered: July 10 to 17
Wholesale Prices of Temperate Vegetables Up
New deliveries of vegetables at the wholesale markets were priced higher as typhoon “Helen” brought rains in Metro Manila and other Luzon provinces. Price increments were from 4 percent for carrots to as much as 40 percent for chayote. At the retail counters, price increases were limited to P5 to P10 per kilogram as trading was less active during the past few days. On the other hand, vegetables especially the leafy ones like cabbage and wongbok (Baguio pechay) recorded price discounts. Meanwhile, condiments were sold at previous week’s quotations. Exception was for ginger which after registering continuous price increases for sometime were priced lower and prevailed at P100 per kilogram. 
Price trends for basic items were notably stable. Regular milled and well-milled commercial rice prevailed at P1 less than the P37 and P39 price tags, respectively. Meat and poultry products likewise cleared retail markets at previous week’s levels.
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