No buyers, low prices force Benguet farmers to discard veggies

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Farmers in Benguet dumped Chinese cabbage and carrots along the Labey-Lacamen Road in Tublay town on Sunday, Aug. 16, as low vegetable prices and a lack of buyers made it difficult to sell their harvests. According to some farmers, vegetable prices have dropped significantly, while buyers have become scarce or, in