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Mangoes for P20 to P50 per kilo: Agri department sets bargain sale amid surplus

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<p>MANILA - The agriculture department said Monday it is selling mangoes at a discounted price amid a supply surplus.</p><p>Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said they are planning to sell 1 million kilos of fresh mangoes this month at the TienDA Mango Marketing Program in Metro Manila.</p><p>In a Facebook post, Piñol explained that the oversupply was due to the long dry spell &quot;which precipitated profuse flowering and fruiting&quot; of mangoes this season.</p><p>&quot;Farmers estimate a surplus of 2 million kilos which they said would just rot if government does not help them sell the fruits,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Local processors, aware of the surplus, have also dropped their buying prices.&quot;</p><p>Mangoes priced from P20 to P50 per kilo will be sold in the following places:</p><ul>	<li>Department of Agriculture Central Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City</li>	<li>Bureau of Plant and Industry, Malate, Manila</li>	<li>Muntinlupa City Hall</li>	<li>Parañaque City Hall</li>	<li>Waltermart North Edsa, Quezon City from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.</li>	<li>Waltermart Makati from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.</li>	<li>Waltermart Pasay from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.</li></ul><p>The program, launched Monday, was attended by farmers and Japanese fruit-importing company Diamond Star.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2332838563465266&amp;id=351448724937603" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Piñol <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2324316680984121&amp;id=351448724937603">last week</a> said the firm will buy 100 metric tons of mango from the Philippines following President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s visit to Japan.</p>

<p>MANILA - The agriculture department said Monday it is selling mangoes at a discounted price amid a supply surplus.</p>

MANILA - The agriculture department said Monday it is selling mangoes at a discounted price amid a supply surplus.