Officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) jointly inspected the Balintawak Clover Market on March 11, 2025, one day after the enforcement of the Maximum Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for pork in Metro Manila.
Balintawak Market, known as a major trading hub for various agricultural products, is accessible through key routes connecting Northern, Central, Southern, and Eastern Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, the prices of some agricultural products have already decreased, as also observed in the market, including tomatoes. At the said market, the retail price of tomatoes is P15 per kilogram, while the wholesale price is P13 per kilogram. ### (Text by Kristel Joyce L. Merle; Photos by Ian Roy P. Leaño, DA-AFID)
