No buyers, low prices force Benguet farmers to discard veggies
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Farmers in Benguet dumped Chinese cabbage and carrots along the Labey-Lacamen Road in Tublay town on Sunday, Aug. 16, as low vegetable prices and a lack of buyers made it difficult to sell their harvests.
According to some farmers, vegetable prices have dropped significantly, while buyers have become scarce or, in some cases, have stopped purchasing their produce.
The farmers said bringing their vegetables to trading centers in La Trinidad would only add to their expenses, particularly transportation costs. They opted to dump their produce instead of spending more to bring it to the trading centers.
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The farmers are appealing for assistance as continuous heavy rains have also affected their livelihood and vegetable production.
Benguet is a major vegetable-producing area, supplying 70 to 80 percent of the demand from Luzon, including Metro Manila.
Many farmers here rely on the sale of their crops as their primary source of income. /atm
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