Crop production drops, prices rise

DUE TO HEAT, OTHER FACTORS

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The Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD) has observed a decline in production volume among crops, which has resulted in an increase in prices for selected vegetables.

In an interview yesterday, CAD head Arleigh Gesta said the overall picture of crop production in Cebu City is consistent. However, he admitted that recently, he observed that the volume of produce has gone down.

Specifically, almost all vegetable production has declined, namely eggplants, bitter gourd (ampalaya), beans, lettuce, Chinese pechay, cucumber, ginger, and tomato. He said that due to the low volume of production, an increase in prices was also observed.