Poor weather and reduced production have led to an increase in vegetable prices. This might mean prices will soar even higher for the Chinese New Year period, which falls in January next year. According to Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong, harvests and the quality of the vegetables had been dropping due to the year-end monsoon season. Chay said the types vegetables which are expected to see a price hike of between 20 and 30 percent were tomatoes, cucumbers, chilies, beans, capsicum and selected leafy vegetables.
However, he said consumers could choose other types of leafy vegetables that were still priced low, such as spinach and cabbage.
Chay said up to 2,000 vegetable farmers in Cameron Highlands have taken the initiative to invest in glass houses and rain shelters but this was not a complete solution to protect the crops.
Source: nst.com.my