The Philippines has turned to imports as domestic supply has been insufficient to meet the growing demand for the commodity, driven by higher purchases by industrial users.
Agriculture assistant secretary and spokesman Arnel de Mesa said at least 4,200 metric tons of the 13,725 MT of the expected ginger imports this year have arrived in the country already.
Most of the foreign stocks, De Mesa pointed out, came from China.
Last Sept. 30, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) approved the importation of 50 MT of ginger each from Vietnam and Indonesia to expand the country's foreign sources of the commodity.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 10, 2024 من The Philippine Star.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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