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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/17/20180906-balintawak-market-jc-5.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Balintawak Market in Quezon City. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) released an updated list of suggested retail prices for agricultural products commonly sold in wet markets around the metropolis. </p><p>The agency said, this will &quot;allow retailers to realize reasonable profit, while ensuring that consumers are protected from profiteering.</p><p>The updated list is part of DA&#x27;s Administrative Circular signed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Thursday, November 26, as Luzon implements a price freeze due to the pandemic and storms that ravaged the island the past month. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/19/20/agri-infra-damage-caused-by-ulysses-reaches-p10-billion">Agri, infra damage caused by Ulysses reaches P10 billion</a></li></ul><div><strong>RICE</strong><br/><em> Local: </em></div><ul>	<li>Special → P50/kilo </li>	<li>Premium →P45/kilo</li>	<li>Well-milled, P40/kilo</li></ul><div><em> Imported: </em></div><ul>	<li>Special → P52/kilo</li>	<li>Premium → P45/kilo</li>	<li>Well-milled → P36/kilo</li></ul><div><strong>LIVESTOCK &amp; POULTRY</strong></div><ul>	<li>Beef rump → P380/kilo</li>	<li>Beef brisket → P300/kilo</li>	<li>Pork pigue/kasim → P260/kilo</li>	<li>Liempo → P290/kilo</li>	<li>Whole chicken → P140/kilo</li>	<li>Chicken egg (medium) → P6.50/piece;</li></ul><div><strong>FISH</strong></div><ul>	<li>Milkfish (bangus) → P160/kilo</li>	<li>Tilapia → P120/kilo</li>	<li>Roundscad (galunggong) imported → P140/kilo</li>	<li>Alumahan → P250/kilo</li></ul><p>LOWLAND VEGETABLES</p><ul>	<li>Ampalaya → P120/kilo</li>	<li>Sitaw → P100/kilo</li>	<li>Pechay (native) → P80/kilo</li>	<li>Squash → P30/kilo</li>	<li>Eggplant → P100/kilo</li>	<li>Tomato → P100/kilo</li></ul><div><strong>HIGHLAND VEGETABLES</strong></div><ul>	<li>Cabbage (Scorpio) → P70/kilo</li>	<li>Carrots → P80/kilo</li>	<li>Habitchuelas (Baguio beans) → P130/kilo</li>	<li>White potato → P70/kilo</li>	<li>Pechay (Baguio) → P80/kilo </li>	<li>Chayote → P40/kilo</li></ul><p>FRUITS</p><ul>	<li>Calamansi → P50/kilo</li>	<li>Banana (lakatan) → P90/kilo </li>	<li>Banana (latundan) → P70/kilo</li>	<li>Papaya → P60/kilo</li>	<li>Mango (carabao) → P150/kilo</li>	<li><strong>SPICES</strong></li>	<li>Red onion (local) → P160/kilo </li>	<li>Red onion (imported) → P120/kilo</li>	<li>White onion (imported) → P100/kilo</li>	<li>Garlic → P90/kilo</li>	<li>Ginger → P160/kilo</li></ul><div><strong>OTHER BASIC ITEMS: </strong></div><ul>	<li>Sugar (refined) → P50/kilo</li>	<li>Sugar (ashed) → P45/kilo</li>	<li>Sugar (brown) → P45/kilo</li>	<li>Cooking oil (palm) 350 ml → P25</li>	<li>Cooking oil (palm) 1 liter → P50</li></ul><p>The prices, DA said will be implemented for two months or until another order regarding the SRP is issued earlier. </p><p>Sellers who violate the SRP may be fined between P5,000 and P2 million, and be imprisoned between 5 and 15 years.</p><p>DA urged consumers to report SRP violators: (02) 8920-0925 and da.consumersprotection@gmail.com. </p>

<p>The Department of Agriculture (DA) released an updated list of suggested retail prices for agricultural products commonly sold in wet markets around the metropolis. </p>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) released an updated list of suggested retail prices for agricultural products commonly sold in wet markets around the metropolis.