DA: P30 million worth of 'smuggled' yellow onions seized

ABS-CBN News

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Department of Agriculture handout' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/03/20221203-smuggled-onion.jpg' ><figcaption><em>Department of Agriculture handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture have found some P30 million worth of "smuggled" yellow onions in container vans, the DA said Saturday.</p><p>The estimated 100,000 kilos of yellow onions were discovered on Nov. 29 as the government continues to look into the supposed shortage in onions, the DA said in a press statement.</p><p>The items were misdeclared as bread/pastries.</p><p>Import documents also showed that the shipment "did not undergo any food safety regulations," the statement said.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/22/over-1000-bags-of-smuggled-white-onion-seized-in-manila'>Over 1,000 bags of smuggled white onion confiscated in Manila</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/22/da-monitoring-red-onion-supply-as-prices-soar'>DA monitoring red onion supply as prices reach P300 per kilo</a></li></ul><p>“This poses a great risk to our consumers,” Agriculture Assistant Secretary James Layug said of the shipment.</p><p>Smuggled agriculture products pose danger to the local agri-fisheries sector because "cargoes may be carriers of transboundary diseases," he said. </p><p>Authorities from the agriculture department will recommend the filing of charges to the Bureau of Customs.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/02/22/exec-red-onion-supply-enough-but-da-verifying-shortage'>PH's red onions supply seems 'sufficient' but DA looking into shortage</a></li></ul><p>Prices per kilogram of red onions soared to P300 in some wet markets this week, even as the country's supply seemed "sufficient," based on the DA's monitoring. </p><p>The agriculture department has yet to decide on whether or not to import red and white onions, pending the recommendation of the Bureau of Plant Industry.</p><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2363902' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Import documents also showed that the shipment "did not undergo any food safety regulations," the statement said.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/22/over-1000-bags-of-smuggled-white-onion-seized-in-manila'>Over 1,000 bags of smuggled white onion confiscated in Manila</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/22/da-monitoring-red-onion-supply-as-prices-soar'>DA monitoring red onion supply as prices reach P300 per kilo</a></li></ul><p>“This poses a great risk to our consumers,” Agriculture Assistant Secretary James Layug said of the shipment.</p><p>Smuggled agriculture products pose danger to the local agri-fisheries sector because "cargoes may be carriers of transboundary diseases," he said. </p><p>Authorities from the agriculture department will recommend the filing of charges to the Bureau of Customs.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/02/22/exec-red-onion-supply-enough-but-da-verifying-shortage'>PH's red onions supply seems 'sufficient' but DA looking into shortage</a></li></ul><p>Prices per kilogram of red onions soared to P300 in some wet markets this week, even as the country's supply seemed "sufficient," based on the DA's monitoring. </p><p>The agriculture department has yet to decide on whether or not to import red and white onions, pending the recommendation of the Bureau of Plant Industry.</p><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2363902' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>The estimated 100,000 kilos of yellow onions were discovered on Nov. 29 as the government continues to look into the supposed shortage in onions, the DA said in a press statement.</p><p>The items were misdeclared as bread/pastries.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Department of Agriculture handout' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/03/20221203-smuggled-onion.jpg' ><figcaption><em>Department of Agriculture handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture have found some P30 million worth of "smuggled" yellow onions in container vans, the DA said Saturday.</p>

Import documents also showed that the shipment 'did not undergo any food safety regulations.'

DA: P30 million worth of 'smuggled' yellow onions seized | ABS-CBN News

News

News

DA: P30 million worth of 'smuggled' yellow onions seized

DA: P30 million worth of 'smuggled' yellow onions seized