LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Carrot farmers in Benguet are struggling with persistently low prices as oversupply, imported vegetables and weak demand continue to depress returns at the trading floor, industry monitoring data showed.
Wholesale carrot prices in some markets have fallen to about ₱30–₱35 per kilo since 2025, reflecting sustained pressure on farmgate earnings into early 2026, according to sector sources.
Monitoring by the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) as of Feb. 3, 2026, showed big-sized carrots priced between ₱20 and ₱35 per kilogram at the wholesale level.
Data sources included farmer groups and market stakeholders such as REPAWOCA, CACADCADAAN MPC, the United BAPTC Stakeholders’ Credit Cooperative, and individual market facilitators.
Farmers in Benguet — a major supplier of highland vegetables to Luzon markets — say the prolonged slump is eroding margins, with transport, labor and input costs remaining high while selling prices soften.
Industry participants attribute the downturn to market saturation during peak harvest periods, competition from imported produce and slower buying activity from institutional and retail buyers.
The situation underscores mounting sustainability concerns for highland farming communities that depend on vegetable trading as a primary source of income.
Prolonged low prices could discourage planting cycles and strain smallholder finances if market conditions fail to improve, stakeholders said.
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