ANGELES CITY — With December digging heels into the calendar, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Luzon has issued a list of suggested retail prices (SRP) for foods typically bought and served during the Christmas holidays.
The SRP list covered ham, fruit cocktail, cheese, sandwich spread, mayonnaise, queso de bola, pasta for spaghetti and elbow macaroni, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and creamer.
The DTI said prices could even be lower than the SRP, but not much higher.
The agency said that SRP for 500 grams of ham should be within the P135 to P189 price range, P190 for 700 grams, P196 to P430 for 800 grams, P299 to P1,025 for a kilo and P832,50 for 1.5 kilos.
SRP for fruit cocktail is P50.35 to P56.45 for 432 grams, P72.10 to P73.65 for 822 grams, P72.90 to P76.15 for 836 grams, and P202.20 to P239.40 for those with heavier weight.
For cheese, SRP for 165 grams is P49.50 to P89, P48 for 180 grams, P47.50 to P66.40 for 200 grams, P129.50 to P205.00 for 440 grams, P120 450 grams, P118.20 P165.60 for 500 grams, and P 269.50 for 950 grams.
Queso de bola weighing 300 grams should cost P169, while the price of P199 to P320 is suggested for 350 grams; P279.50 to P410.00 for 500 grams, and P435.30 to P539 for 750 grams.
Creamers, used for fruit salad, should cost P55 to P59 for 250 ml., P75 for 300 ml., P47 to P55 for 370 ml., and P52 for 410 ml.
Amid the African swine flu which has continued to spread in most parts of Luzon, supermarket and grocery owners have expressed fears that there would be less demand for ham made from pork.
