After more than two weeks of floods in many parts of Malaysia, vegetable supplies are down. Prices of some greens are going up by more than 40% owing to damaged crops and farmland, in addition to distribution difficulties.
At Chowrasta and Ayer Itam markets, brinjal, leek and cabbage were among the greens with the highest price hikes, more than 40% compared with three weeks ago. At Ayer Itam market, brinjal was selling at RM9 a kilo.
Penang Island Vegetable Wholesalers Association chairman Tan Ban Ben said many plots of farmland in Cameron Highlands and elsewhere that were damaged by heavy rain and small landslides would need to be rebuilt before farmers could restart planting.
Source: thestar.com.my
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