
Onion import clearances frozen as harvest approaches peak
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it suspended the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPSIC) for red onions as the domestic harvest approaches its peak. “We have not been issuing any import permits or SPSIC since the end of January,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. told BusinessWorld via Viber. Mr. Laurel said the [...]










