FARMERS' group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) President Rosendo So has warned that retail prices of onions could reach P400 per kilo as he noted a shortage in the supply of the bulbs.

In a radio interview, So on Tuesday said Sinag already recommended last month to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import at least 7,000 metric tons of white onions and 7,500 metric tons of red onions to address the tightness in the supply of onions.

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