SINGAPORE: Leafy vegetables will cost more in
Singapore, as supply has been hit by floods in
Malaysia.
Wholesalers said the supply of leafy vegetables from
Johor Bahru has been cut by between 20 and 30 per
cent.
That pushed up the wholesale price by about 20 per
cent.
Wholesalers expect the shortage to last another week or two and
hope that the weather improves so that the supply for the Lunar New
Year will not be hit.
Singapore imports about 40 per cent of its vegetables, both leafy
and non-leafy, from Malaysia.
- CNA/xq