Dying on the vine

With foreboding rain clouds hovering over them, tomatoes are left to rot on the vine Brgy Bila, Bokod, Benguet, as low wholesale prices of around three pesos a kilo for tomatoes has forced farmers here to abandon their matured produce. A wholesale price of 50 pesos a kilo would be sufficient to cover farmers’ expenses and profits for one tomato-planting season, locals said.