MANILA— Some 16.98 metric tons of Korean strawberries legally imported into the country cannot saturate the market, an agriculture official said Wednesday after farmers in Baguio reported lower sales of local strawberries because buyers prefer Korean strawberries.
Dr. Culaste added that local strawberries are priced much lower than the imported Korean ones and are more affordable to the public at P200-300 per kilo. The DA said it will look into the reported increase in supply of imported Korean strawberries in Cebu, with the help of the Bureau of Customs.