THE Federation of Free Farmers said that the farmgate price of onions is expected to to go down with the peak of the harvest season.

Raul Montemayor of the FFF said that the current farmgate price is at P50-60 per kilo in most areas.

"At P60, okay pa yan, bawi pa rin sila. At the price level ngayon, mataas pa yan. Sa March at April, bababa pa yan sa dami ng nagtanim," Montemayor said.

"Palagay ko break-even niyan, P30 per kilo. Even at P60, ok na yan. Pag bumagsak pa yan pag peak harvest, problema ng magsasaka," he added.

The high volume of local onion harvest is said to be because of the farmers opting to plant onions because of its high price last year.

This forced the Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend the importation of onions.

"Problema kung pumasok ang imports before closure ng importation. Magkakaproblema pa rin sa supply, sobra-sobra pa rin. Wala ka na paglalagyan ng bagong ani," Montemayor said.

Earlier, the DA said it is monitoring the production of onions, especially with reports of armyworm attacks in some areas in Central Luzon.