The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday urged traders and farmers to bring the initial harvests of onion directly to ...
Growing onions from seed takes a bit more planning than planting onion sets, but it has a lot of perks. Not only are onion seeds more affordable than onion sets, but you can also ...
The red onion industry faced an unfamiliar logistical concern last year since the country had more than enough stocks to meet its demand for the first time in recent history due to bumper harvest.
Onion farmers are not happy about the government’s decision to import red and white onions during the peak harvest season in ...
Agricultural group SINAG says onion farmers are only beginning to start their harvest, and the influx of imported onions in the market will hurt them ...
THE Philippines will import 4,000 metric tons (MT) of red and white onions to ensure that the country has enough buffer ...
However, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the depleted supply would be augmented since some planters have already started to harvest red onion in early January. “Some farmers ...
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday assured “tactical” importation of onions as the country approaches peak harvest ...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel on Monday shrugged off criticisms of the agency’s decision to import up to 4,000 ...
Onion sets are produced by growing onions from seed very close together ... The sets of some varieties, especially red ones, are more likely to bolt. The suppliers try to prevent this by heat treating ...