Onions cheaper even in Switzerland than in PH

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—In this ski resort town that hosts the annual gathering of the so-called global elites in the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), onions in grocery stores cost less than a third of their price in the Philippines.

The droves of upscale winter holidaymakers may not be interested in the costly onions in the Philippines but at a branch of Coop, one of Switzerland’s largest retail and wholesale companies, one can buy half a kilogram of white onions for 1.40 Swiss francs, or P83 pesos, or about P166 per kilogram.

A mixed bundle of red and white onions can be bought for 2.50 francs, or an equivalent of P148.55 per 600 grams.

A bigger 1.5-kilo bunch of mixed red …

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