MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.net/ 28 May 2025)—The latest monitoring of the City Economic Enterprise Development and Management Office showed slight increase in prices of beef and fish sold in the public markets, and decrease in ham, rice, and some vegetables.
Meat and fish
Compared to their May 16 prices, beef on May 23 increased by up to 14 percent. Beef liver (Php 250 per kilo) and sirloin (Php 580) increased by 30 pesos while brisket and ribs increased by 20 pesos and are now both Php 400 per kilo.
However, the price of ham dropped from Php 380 to Php 280 per kilo and there’s no change in chicken, with assorted cuts per kilo still at Php 220 and whole dressed chicken at Php 198.
As for fish, maranay (anchovy), talakitok (trevally), and maya-maya (red snapper) increased by 50 pesos, and now cost Php 250, Php 450, and Php 500 per kilo. Kitong (rabbitfish) and pompano increased by 30 pesos and are now priced Php 380 and Php 480. After a 10 to 40 pesos hike, tamban (sardine) and borot (mackerel scad) now cost Php 110 and Php 220.
However, galunggong (shortfin scad) decreased by 80 pesos and now cost Php 200 per kilo. Tanigue (Spanish mackerel, Php 450), bariles (big-eye tuna, Php500) and malasugui (sailfish, Php 600) had a 50-peso price drop.
There’s no price change in karaw (yellow-fin tuna) and bangus (milkfish) both at Php 220 per kilo as well as matambaka (oxeye scad, Php240) and lapu-lapu (red grouper, Php550).
As for other seafood, tahong (mussels, Php 200) and lato (sea grapes, Php280) had 20 to 30 pesos increase while shrimp (Php 420) and squid (Php 220) had 60 and 280 pesos price drop, respectively.
Malaybalay City public market. (This and banner photo by Darius Mondia)Rice, vegetables, and spices
As for rice, only pure pilit (glutinous/sticky rice) had increased from Php 55 to Php 58 per kilo. The rest remained or dropped such as bigante from Php 45 to 42 per kilo and red rice from Php 50 to Php 48. White and yellow corn grits went from Php 30 to Php 33 per kilo.
The prices of vegetables mainly dipped. Broccoli had a 100-peso price drop at Php150 per kilo while baguio beans (Php 60), lutya (tannia/yam, Php 50), sayote/chayote (Php20), upo (bottle gourd, Php 50) dropped by 10 pesos. Potatoes went from Php 120 to Php 80 per kilo.
There’s no change in the price of alugbati (spinach), malunggay (moringa), and kangkong (water spinach) which are still sold at Php 10 per bundle. Cabbage and eggplant are still Php 50 per kilo, the same with carrots at Php 70 and lettuce and cauliflower, both priced Php 150 per kilo.
As for spices, there was a sharp 170-pesos increase in ginger from Php 30 to 200 per kilo and bell pepper from Php 150 to Php 180. After a 20 to 30 pesos price drop, white and red onions are now respectively priced Php 180 and Php 150 per kilo.