Key food commodity prices drop in May

THE PRICES of key food commodities fell month on month during the May 15 to 17 period, which the Philippine Statistics Authority calls the second phase of May.

Red onion posted the largest drop of any food commodity at 8.2% to P138.57 during the period from P150.92 during the second phase of April, as well as an 8.5% drop year on year.

Regular-milled rice prices fell 1.4% from a month earlier to P50.91 per kilogram during the period. Prices rose 17.5% from a year earlier.

Chicken egg prices fell 1.5% month on month to P9.17 per piece during the second phase of May 2026 from P9.31 per piece. They were also down 1.5% year on year.

Carrots fell 1.6% from a month earlier to P168.10. The commodity was up 56.3% from a year earlier.

The price of mackerel scad (round scad) rose 0.5% month on month to P234.40 in the second phase of May. The price of the commodity was up 6% from a year earlier. — Marron Joshua F. Mendoza