Vegetable trading post moved to Friday

March 25, 2020

LA TRINIDAD- Wednesday's closure of the vegetable trading post was moved to Friday after a dialogue between town officials  and vegetables farmers and traders late Tuesday afternoon.

The meeting was sparked by an executive order by La Trinidad Mayor Romeo Salda Tuesday ordering partial closure of the trading post as part anti -COVID- 19 measures until April 15.

Salda clarified that the trading post cannot be closed, but those who will be displaced will be temporarily transferred to the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center here.

Salda said the trading post must be disinfected but the flow of vegetable supply should continue

Trading post stakeholders agreed to totally close the area for disinfection. 

Agot Balanoy of the Benguet  Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative said they agreed that only the backfill trading area be closed but the carrot trading area of the trading post and the Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Center will remain open. 

Balanoy said they are strictly implementing physical distancing for trucks and people without masks cannot enter. She added that senior citizens and minors are not allowed inside the trading post. 

Balanoy added that trading post stakeholders agreed to reduce their work force to 50 percent to lessen crowds.

Town officials will come up with a schedule for buyers and farmers at the trading post. DMS