(Interaksyon) Garlic and onions cost several folds higher in the Philippines compared to Thailand, former Sen. Kiko Pangilinan noted during his Bangkok trip last September.
In a tweet, Pangilinan shared that the price of garlic in Thailand is 50 baht (P 78.81) per kilo.
Meanwhile, in the Philippines, a kilo of local garlic costs P350, based on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) price monitoring.
On the other hand, Thailand’s onion costs 35 baht (P55.05) per kilo. In the country, this is priced at P200 based on the same DA report.
Among 89 countries, the Philippines has the highest cost of onion, based on the June 2022 report of the Global Product Prices.
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