BAGUIO CITY — A group of vegetable traders based in the capital town of Benguet warned the public over reports of potatoes and carrots in carton boxes marked coming from Benguet and even Baguio City.

The La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas Inc. said that the carton boxed vegetable crops are not coming from the province and from the city as claimed by the markings "A.B.C. Baguio."

According to the vegetable league, the products are being distributed by scrupulous individuals in the markets in Manila, Sariaya in Quezon and other places in the country.

The association stressed also that Baguio is not mass-producing potatoes and carrots, adding that Baguio City and Benguet is not promoting imported vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

According to the league, the said products are smuggled and were supposed to be confiscated on 10 November 2023 by the Bureau of Customs in Olongapo, as they appealed that the issue should be investigated by concerned government agencies.