(Filed by 107.4 IFM Dagupan News)

Bangus price down by 20 percent after Christmas 

AFTER the long Christmas holiday, the retail price of milkfish in Pangasinan is lower by about 20 per cent, from P200 per kilo during the Christmas season to P180 per kilo.

This was gleaned from the price monitoring on selected agri-fisheries commodities conducted recently by the Department of Agriculture regional  office.

In the same price monitoring, it was learned that tilapia now costs P130 per kilo, local or imported galunggong, P200 per kilo; and alumahan, P180 per kilo. (Joan de Vera)

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Higher farm gate price for local agri products noted 

FARM gate price of vegetables and other agricultural products in Pangasinan slightly increased, according to the Department of Agriculture regional office.

From December 25 to 29, the farm gate price of ampalaya went up to P45 per kilo; string beans, native pechay and squash, P30 per kilo; eggplant, P55 per kilo; okra, P35 per kilo; and tomatoes, P20 per kilo.

DA noted that local vegetables continued to be more patronized than highland vegetables, including the imported ones. (Joana de Vera)

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Price of mussels dips 

THE price per kilo of mussels went down by P20 per kilo in the wet market of Dagupan last week. Today, one kilo of mussels gathered in clusters from props installed in various rivers of Dagupan now sells at P60 per kilo, from P80 per kilo the previous week.

But because wet market is now flooded by mussels not only from Dagupan but also western Pangasinan, vendors are even willing to sell mussels at P40 per kilo. Mussels in Dagupan and all coastal areas of Pangasinan are safe for human consumption as they are free from the deadly toxin called red tide presently wreaking havoc in  various mussel farms in the Visayas and Mindanao. (Rona Racca)

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Jeepneys drivers against new one-way traffic scheme 

JEEPNEYS drivers plying routes in Dagupan City said they have difficulty coping with the new one-way traffic scheme on Arellano Street effected by the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) starting January 6. They said that in the new one-way traffic scheme, commuters going to Bonuan need to walk to Burgos Street yet in order to take their ride.

They said they prefer the old one-way traffic scheme that allowed them to exit along Jose de Venecia Expressway Extension. But they conceded the switch was directed by the DPWH to sped up along Arellano St. (Roma Racca)

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Price of rice plateaus

THE price of well-milled commercial rice in Pangasinan now ranges from P40 to P57 per kilo and from P49 to P51 per kilo for imported well-milled rice. This was gleaned from the price update on agri-fisheries commodities recently issued by the Department of Agriculture  in Region 1.

The price update indicated that the price of local commercial rice was down by 8.89 percent and remained stable. However, the retail price of imported commercial rice, aside from the latter’s well-milled rice slightly decreased by 3.94 percent. (Joana de Vera)

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