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The price of sayote in the Benguet province has repprtedly declined due to oversupply.
On social media, there have been loud attention-seeking to help Benguet farmers after the price of sayote repprtedly drop to 2-3 pesos per kilogram. According to Tagani Philippines, a farm-to-table agribusiness digital platform, farmers "have tons of sayote to harvest."
They pleased the public to help our farmers by saying, “Benguet’s sayote farmers need your help! There is an OVERSUPPLY of sayote in Benguet. They are currently being bought at P2/kg by middlemen. The farmers still have TONS of sayote to harvest. Pls buy at P180/10kg.
On social media, there have been loud attention-seeking to help Benguet farmers after the price of sayote repprtedly drop to 2-3 pesos per kilogram. According to Tagani Philippines, a farm-to-table agribusiness digital platform, farmers "have tons of sayote to harvest."
They pleased the public to help our farmers by saying, “Benguet’s sayote farmers need your help! There is an OVERSUPPLY of sayote in Benguet. They are currently being bought at P2/kg by middlemen. The farmers still have TONS of sayote to harvest. Pls buy at P180/10kg.
Based on a interview made by Isa Umali of DZBB to a vendor from Quinta Market, the per kilo price of sayote have dropped significantly. She uploaded the video on Twitter with along with a caption,
“Ayon kay Nonong Hidama, isa sa mga vendor sa Quinta Market, mula sa dating P90 na kada kilo ng sayote, bumagsak na ang presyo nito sa P15 hanggang P30 dahil sa napaulat na oversupply ng sayote.”
Even the Murag Gulay Shop has helped the farmers by persuading the people to buy in "reasonable price" in an effort to help the farmers. They posted on their Twitter account saying,
“A farmer friend in Benguet asked me to sell their sayote in a reasonsble price. May oversupply sa sayote ngayon kaya po 2-3pesos ang bentahan ng farmer per kg. They still have tons of stocks to harvest. We are selling 180/10kg.”
Meanwhile, Sagada farmers have turned their oodles into a blessings to others.
Their farmers, with the help of local government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have launched "Oplan Sayote." They asked the farmers to donate sayote in residents of Mindanao affected by two consecutive strong quakes this last week of October.
Oversupply happens when there is a mass production of a product and its demand is low.
Hence, we are encouraging people to help the farmers by simply buying sayote in reasonable price despite of its oversupply. We must help our farmers because they are the reason why we are able to eat or buy the vegetables and other agricultural products we need in the daily basis. It's time to give back at least what they deserve.
Source: virtualpinoy
