Palengke Price List Today (2026): What Rice, Meat, Fish, and Veggies Cost
Typical Metro Manila palengke prices for rice, eggs, pork, chicken, fish, and vegetables in 2026, anchored to DA Bantay Presyo monitoring, with how they compare to the supermarket.
Key Takeaways
• The palengke beats the supermarket on fresh pork, chicken, fish, and vegetables, usually by ₱25–₱80/kg.
• The closest thing to an official palengke price list is DA Bantay Presyo, which publishes prevailing prices per market. This page turns it into typical ranges.
• Prices change daily and by stall. Use ranges as a haggling benchmark, and track what you actually paid.
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Last updated: October 2026. There is no single official palengke price list. Every stall sets its own prices, nobody publishes them, and they can change between morning and afternoon. If you searched "palengke price list today," that is the honest answer up front.
The closest thing to an official list is the Department of Agriculture's Bantay Presyo. DA staff check Metro Manila markets and publish the prevailing prices for rice, meat, fish, and vegetables, with market-by-market daily reports. This page turns that monitoring into typical Metro Manila ranges you can use as a benchmark. The ranges are anchored to DA's September 2026 national averages, which are noted where they apply.
Rice and Eggs
| Item | Palengke | DA national avg (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Regular milled rice, per kg | ₱40–₱50 | ₱45.91 |
| Well-milled rice, per kg | ₱46–₱56 | ₱50.80 |
| Eggs, medium, per piece | ₱7.50–₱8.50 | ₱8.34 |
| Eggs, 1 flat (30 pcs, medium) | ₱220–₱250 | ₱250 |
Rice at the palengke is competitive but not the biggest saving. Supermarket economy bags, especially at Puregold, often match it.
Meat and Poultry (per kg)
| Item | Palengke | DA national avg (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Whole chicken | ₱160–₱200 | ₱206.42 |
| Chicken breasts | ₱160–₱200 | n/a |
| Pork liempo | ₱330–₱400 | ₱332.72 (NCR ₱379.03) |
| Pork kasim | ₱280–₱350 | ₱319.73 |
| Ground pork | ₱285–₱355 | n/a |
Pork is where the NCR premium shows. Expect the upper half of the range inside Metro Manila.
Fish (per kg)
| Item | Palengke | DA national avg (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Galunggong | ₱220–₱280 | ₱215.51 |
| Bangus, medium | ₱180–₱240 | ₱218.44 |
| Tilapia | ₱130–₱180 | ₱174.91 |
Fish is the biggest gap against the supermarket. Save More and Robinsons run roughly ₱20–₱65/kg higher on the same fish.
Vegetables and Fruits
| Item | Palengke | DA national avg (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Tomatoes, per kg | ₱50–₱110 | ₱97.44 |
| Cabbage, per kg | ₱65–₱120 | ₱107–₱118 |
| Sayote, per kg | ₱40–₱70 | ₱60.28 |
| Saba bananas, per kg | ₱40–₱65 | ₱45.14 |
| Calamansi, per kg | ₱50–₱95 | ₱79.69 |
| Kangkong, per bundle | ₱12–₱25 | n/a |
Produce swings with weather more than anything else. After a typhoon, leafy greens can jump 30–50% for two to three weeks.
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| Item | Palengke | DA national avg (Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic, imported, per kg | ₱130–₱180 | ₱147.59 |
| Garlic, native, per kg | ₱180–₱230 | ₱207.11 |
| Red onion, local, per kg | ₱100–₱180 | ₱124.65 |
| Cooking oil, 1L (refill/palm) | ₱92–₱110 | ₱107.60 |
| Sugar, per kg | ₱78–₱90 | n/a |
Garlic and onion are the most volatile items in any market. Native garlic costs noticeably more than imported.
How to Use a Palengke Price List
- Ask for the price before you pick. Anchor against the range, then compare two or three stalls.
- Shop early for fish and vegetables. Selection is best in the morning, and prices can drift by afternoon.
- Split your shop. Fresh goods at the palengke, bulk staples at Puregold or SM. The palengke vs supermarket breakdown shows how the budget math works out.
- Check the trend. For what is pushing prices around, see the Philippine grocery inflation guide.
Why No Palengke Price List Stays Accurate
A stall in Divisoria and a stall in a suburban market can be ₱20–₱40/kg apart on the same cut, and both change prices daily. The only list that stays current is your own: your repeat items, your stalls, what you actually paid.
GroceryBudget's price memory records that, so after a few trips you have a personal palengke price list that shows which stall and which day was cheapest. The app supports ₱, works offline, and is free to start with no account required.
Sources
No palengke publishes a price list, so the ranges above are typical Metro Manila prices checked against these public benchmarks:
- DA Bantay Presyo: daily prevailing prices per market.
- FarmyHub's September 2026 summary of DA Bantay Presyo: the national averages quoted above, averaged across regions from DA's monitoring data.
- PSA: national price statistics. For the October 1–5 retail figures, see The Manila Times report.
- DTI SRP bulletins: suggested retail prices for basic necessities and prime commodities.
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Store-by-store price lists: Philippine Grocery Price List 2026 for cross-store benchmarks · Puregold · SM Supermarket · SaveMore · Robinsons
Also useful: Palengke vs Supermarket · Filipino Family Grocery Budget Guide 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an official palengke price list today?+
Not a single one. Individual stalls set their own prices and do not publish them. The closest official source is the Department of Agriculture's Bantay Presyo, which monitors and publishes prevailing prices for rice, meat, fish, and vegetables in Metro Manila markets. The ranges here are typical Metro Manila prices anchored to that monitoring.
How much is rice at the palengke in 2026?+
Regular milled rice typically runs ₱40–₱50 per kg and well-milled ₱46–₱56 per kg. DA's September 2026 national averages were about ₱45.91 and ₱50.80 per kg.
How much are pork and chicken at the palengke?+
Typical Metro Manila ranges are ₱330–₱400/kg for pork liempo, ₱280–₱350/kg for kasim, and ₱160–₱200/kg for whole chicken. DA's September 2026 national averages were about ₱332.72 for liempo (₱379.03 in NCR), ₱319.73 for kasim, and ₱206.42 for whole chicken.
Is the palengke cheaper than the supermarket?+
For fresh goods, yes. Meat, fish, and vegetables are usually ₱25–₱80/kg cheaper at the wet market. For packaged goods, rice sacks, and oil, supermarkets like Puregold are often as cheap or cheaper, and prices are fixed.
Why do palengke prices differ from DA figures?+
DA reports averages across many markets and regions, and NCR often runs higher than the national average. A given stall can be above or below depending on supply, time of day, and how well you haggle.
