IPOH – Unpredictable weather has affected the production of vegetables in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands, causing shortages and prices to double. Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong said the January to March period usually sees dry...
Mr Chay said the leafy vegetables were not of good quality, either.
“The demand is there, but the supply is low. And no thanks to the flooding in Pahang and Johor, the supply chain has worsened too.He said the crops had been affected by high humidity and diseases that caused the failure of crops or reduced their quality. Mr Chay said other issues such as labour shortages, insufficient land and a lack of subsidies were not easing the situation for farmers.
“I am just praying that the weather gets better for production to return to normal,” he added. - THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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