LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: Onions are now practically rotting in the fields in the towns of Bayambang and Bautista, two of the biggest onion-producing towns of Pangasinan, as the price of the commodity has significantly dropped to P10 to P12 per kilogram.

Gov. Amado Espino Jr. of Pangasinan, whose family is into onion farming in Bautista town, lamented the drastic drop in the price of the commodity, hinting the decrease in price might be due to ample production and the presence of imported onions in the market.

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