Vegetable Trading
I. POSSIBLE SOURCES OF VEGETABLES:
1. Trading Posts: Farmers all around Benguet come over to trading posts should they not have any
direct wholesale buyers going to their farmers. Due to the reason that the goods are perishable,
trading posts help a lot in a “fast” disposal of their produce. Mountain Province and Ifugao
more often have smaller market which are the local palengke in each municipality or they bring
to the next provinces.
a. La Trinidad Trading Post (more than 500 sole proprietorship traders and
cooperatives where farmers and buyers trade with. Farmers go sell to the traders
then leave, buyers come along and buy from them (wholesale buyers and retails
buyers)
b. Benguet Agri Producers Traders Center (There are about 300 traders who are
accredited by the DA and the BSU and the BAPTC who can make use of the facilities.
c. Nueva Vizcaya Trading Post (perhaps the same as the others) products produces are
onions, garlics. They trade a mixture of lowland and highland vegies (area is a
mixture of highland on the Benguet side and at times easier for them to bring their
produce versus La Trinidad).
2. Organized Farmers Cooperatives / Associations
a. Organic Farmers in Benguet
b. GAP (General Agriculture Practice) Accredited Farmers
c. Regular Farmers organization / associations / cooperatives (need further investigation per
farmer if vegetables are chemical laden.
d. Farmers per Municipality / Province
II. KINDS OF VEGETABLES:
1. Highland Vegetables / Fruits / Produce:
A. CABBAGE
A1. CABBAGE SCORPIO
1st Class:
2nd Class:
A2. CABBAGE RARE BALL
A3. CABBAGE WONDER BALL
A4. CHINESE CABBAGE (WOMBOK)
Big
Medium
Halfmoon
B. POTATO
B1. GRANOLA
Washed
Unwashed
Sizes:
SXL-JUMBO
XL
EXTRA-Triple X
MARBLE
B2. POTATO LBR
Sxl-xl: 48-52
Extra:38-40
C. CARROTS
Jumbo
Regular Size
Finger Size
NOTE: Checking the normal terminologies of the sizes.
D. CAULIFLOWER
1st Class
2nd Class
E. BROCCOLI
Trimmed
Untrimmed
F. CHAYOTE/SAYOTE
1st Class
2nd Class
G. RADISH LONG
Good
Good semi
Semi
Putol
H. KOREAN RADISH
Good
i. LETTUCE
Ice Berg
Green Ice
Romaine
I. ONION LEEKS
J. CELERY
K. GARDEN PEA
L. CUCUMBER
Good
M. BEANS
Baguio beans
French beans
N. BELL PEPPER:
Sultan
California
O. WANSOY/CORIANDER
P. STRAWBERRIES
2. Lowland Vegetables / Spices / Produce:
A. ONIONS
B. Garlic
C. Corn / Small Corn
D. Tomatoes
E. Ube
F. Peanuts
G. Avocado
NOTE: There are more
III. PACKAGING: All of the farmers are willing to pack the vegetables according to our specifications,
costs will be added.
IV. TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS:
A. Your own transportation to pick up from the FARMS / trading posts.
B. Farmers’ Vegetable Trucks to deliver to point of destination.
C. Government subsidized transportation (with conditions) from farmers (NOT TRADERS) to point
of Destination.
D. Cargo thru VICTORY LINER from Baguio to point of Destination.
E. AP Cargo from Baguio to any AP Cargo points of Destinations.
V. MARKETING: To assure that the vegetables will be distributed as soon as they arrive at the
distribution or drop off center shall be BOUGHT or are ALREADY BOUGHT, perhaps we can pre-sell
and get orders of the vegetables before purchasing. Some excess can be added in cases where
there are WALK IN STORES or PALENGKE where you are going to distribute.
VI. COSTS:
A. Vegetable Prices / Purchase Costs Changes On A Daily Basis:
1. Direct to Farmers Prices / Farm Gate Price
2. Contract Prices (dealing before the vegetables are harvested)
3. Trader to Farmers Prices (we buy from traders on wholesale price)
Sample Farm Gate Price as of June 6, 2020
TRADERS FROM FARMERS WHOLESALE PRICES:
JULY 06, 2020 AS OF 10:0 0AM
Note: Prices may change any time
*FOR FARMERS' REFERENCE ONLY
Note2:
Exclusive of washing and packaging on specifications.
Vegetables are raw or not cleaned (outer layers are in place, which serves as protection
during travel. Traders clean and remove these and pack them in paper and then
repacked in plastic bag per 10 kilo’s. Prices will increase at least double from farm gate
prices due to the process for packaging.
CABBAGE SCORPIO (PLASTIC): (*note plastic means its packaging is in plastic bags, usually transparent)
1st Class:₱22
1st Class:₱20
CABBAGE RARE BALL (PLASTIC):
1st Class: ₱18-20
2nd Class:₱17-18
CABBAGE WONDER BALL(PLASTIC)
1st Class: ₱18-20
2nd Class: ₱17-18
CHINESE CABBAGE/WOMBOK (not packed, direct from the truck without plastic bags).
Big
Medium
Halfmoon: ₱10-13
POTATO GRANOLA (PLASTIC)
SXL-JUMBO:₱38-43
XL: ₱32-38
EXTRA-Triple X: ₱20-30
MARBLE: ₱14-5
CARROT:₱45-55
BROCCOLI
Trimmed: ₱50-90
Untrimmed: ₱30-40
CAULIFLOWER
1st Class:₱25-30
2nd Class:₱3-7
CHAYOTE/SAYOTE
1st Class: ₱2-2.5
2nd Class:₱1
RADISH LONG
Good:₱20-25
Semi:₱10-13
Putol:₱1-2
KOREAN RADISH
Good: ₱5-6
LETTUCES
Ice Berg:₱18-20
Green Ice:₱70-90
Romaine: ₱15-30
ONION LEEKS: ₱5-10
CELERY: ₱20-30
GARDEN PEA: ₱80-100
CUCUMBER
Good:₱5-8
BAGUIO BEANS: ₱10-20
FRENCH BEANS:₱20-25
TOMATO
Diamante:₱5-7
BELL PEPPER:
SULTAN:₱20-30
CALIFORNIA:₱20-30
PLASTIC:₱20-30
WANSOY/CORIANDER: ₱20-30
PARSLEY: ₱20-25
LEMON
Yellow:₱30-35
Green:₱10-20
B. Transportation Costs:
1. Farm to Baguio / La Trinidad is about P5,000 to P10,000 per 2 to 4 Tons of truckload;
2. Baguio to Manila is about P15, 000 3 / 6 Tons of Truckload, the bigger the truck, the lesser
the cost if divided per item.
3. Baguio to Manila thru Cargo via Victory Liner is P165 first 10Kilos PLUS P100 per thousand
on declared Value. Examples we say that the vegies cost P3, 000, the fee’s to be paid are
P300+P165 for first 10 Kilos, additional kilos after the 10 Kilos rate is
4. AP Cargo, still working on it… sorry I forgot.
C. Packaging Costs: Labor + Materials = Total to be added to buying rates
1. Per kilo Packaging
2. Costs will be distributed per item
D. Marketing:
1. Direct Selling to Consumers
2. Wholesale Selling to Distributors / Palengke
