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DA extends ban on onion importation until August
DA extends ban on onion importation until August
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 15, 2024 12:39 PM PHT
Workers unload bags of red onions inside a storage area in Divisoria market in Manila on August 18, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File
Workers unload bags of red onions inside a storage area in Divisoria market in Manila on August 18, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA — The Department of Agriculture on Monday announced that it would extend the ban on the importation of red onions until August.
MANILA — The Department of Agriculture on Monday announced that it would extend the ban on the importation of red onions until August.
"Hindi [talaga kailangan] mag-import ng onions, so I guess we would be extending (the ban) on a monthly basis," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said.
"Hindi [talaga kailangan] mag-import ng onions, so I guess we would be extending (the ban) on a monthly basis," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said.
The importation ban was set last January and scheduled to end this month as the DA projected sufficient local supply.
The importation ban was set last January and scheduled to end this month as the DA projected sufficient local supply.
—Report from Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
—Report from Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
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