PRICES of red chili, commonly known as sili, and other kinds of chili range from P100 to P250 per kilogram (kg) at the Bankerohan Public Market in Davao City, up to a fourth only of the P1,000 per kilo price reported on social media and some news outfits in the past week.
“Dili man kayo apektado hinuon ang presyo sa mga sili diria sa Davao kumpara katung sa kataas nga presyo sa Luzon (The prices of red chili peppers here in Davao are not that affected compared to the high prices of chili in Luzon),” Lilibeth Venzal, a chili vendor for 20 years at Bankerohan Public Market, said on Monday, September 17, 2018.
Venzal said the price of the red chili surges only when Davao is hit by extreme weather conditions.
“Pag magbagyo man gud dira pud maapektuhan ang bunga sa mga sili (When the storm hits then it will affect the production of chili),” Venzal said.
Presently, the prices of red chili range from P100/kg to P250/kg depending on the variant.
Sili halang is sold for P250/kg while sili kulikot is sold for P100/kg. The price of kulikot this week is much lower than the P200/kg last week. Sili labuyo is currently priced at P200/kg.
“Ang kaning sili halang gikan ni Laak, Compostela Valley. Ang sili kulikot gikan Marilog, Marahan (The sili halang comes from Laak, Compostela Valley, while kulikot comes from Marilog and Marahan),” Venzal said.
Venzal added when chili planters come to sell their produce every Tuesday, the price of the chili is expected to go lower.
She said they are left with no choice but also to decrease their prices in order to cope with the competition.
Then, price for sili halang on that day is at P200/kg while sili kulikot is at P90/kg to P95/kg.