Date: June 26, 2008
Vol. 14 NO. 24

Retail trading of agricultural commodities in the Metropolis registered mixed trends. Prices of pork, chicken, fruits, sugar and cooking oil remained stable during the week.

Prevailing price per kilogram of regular milled rice stood firm at P38 while well-milled and fancy rice remained quoted at P39 and P45, respectively. However, a price increase of P2 per kilogram was recorded for premium rice.

At the fish section, tilapia, milkfish and galunggong were steadily priced P80, P90 and P100 per kilogram, respectively.

Prices of cabbage and pechay baguio (wongbok) recorded P10 per kilogram discounts at retail outlets. In contrast, lowland vegetables such as amargoso, sitao, eggplant and tomatoes were retailed at higher prices. Increments ranged from 16.67 percent to as much as 33.33 percent compared to last week’s asking prices.