January and February are peak cold months in Benguet Province, signaling the maturity of cabbage plants. Farmers in Buguias spend five months tilling, sowing, and caring for their cabbages, hoping for a good yield. However, many harvests end up discarded due to market challenges.

Janaret, a long-time cabbage farmer, inherited her plot from her ancestors. She invested 40,000 pesos in her crop and needed to sell each kilo for 20 pesos just to break even. She describes farming as a gamble, where despite good quality, stingy buyers can still lead to losses. While some farmers get lucky with good prices, others face significant setbacks.

Janaret and her family packed three tons of first-class cabbages, hoping for a good sale. However, smaller cabbages or those not meeting strict buyer criteria are often discarded, costing farmers tens of thousands of pesos. Authorities attribute this to an 'oversupply,' but some local government officials suggest that imported vegetables are affecting demand and driving down prices.

Dandy, a former teacher turned farmer, also struggles with low cabbage prices despite no changes in his farming methods. He recalls a time when all produce was bought without issue. Now, farmers face a complex selling process at the La Trinidad Trading Post, involving disposers who take a commission per kilo. Prices at the trading post are significantly lower than what farmers need to break even, often leading to losses.

Dandy's four tons of cabbage sold for only 11 pesos per kilo, far below the 25 pesos needed to cover costs. Janaret's husband, Juni, sold their cabbages for 10 pesos, which after commissions and expenses for packing, plastic, paper, and transportation, left them with a mere 6,400 pesos from an initial 40,000 peso investment. This meager sum barely covered harvester wages, resulting in a significant loss.

The documentary highlights a stark contrast in prices: while farmers sell for 10 pesos a kilo, cabbages are sold for 25 pesos in a nearby wet market, 50 pesos in Baguio City, and 80-100 pesos in Manila. This indicates that middlemen and logistical costs inflate the price significantly, leaving farmers with minimal profit.

Farmers like Janaret, despite losing money, continue farming out of necessity and hope to eventually pay off their substantial debts, sometimes reaching 200,000 pesos. They also work hard to educate their children, hoping for a future away from the struggles of farming. Many cabbages are simply left to rot in the fields, used as compost, because the selling price of 2-3 pesos per kilo wouldn't even cover transportation and labor costs.

Contrary to claims of oversupply, reports indicated a reduction in vegetable production in 2023 compared to 2022. The Department of Agriculture declined to comment on the price drop. The documentary concludes that despite various theories—oversupply, smuggling, or importation—the farmers are the ultimate losers. Their hard work is met with tears, and the true enemies are not pests or typhoons, but the systemic issues created by people.