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THE prices of greens, both imported and locally grown, have been
going up in the past month, along with the bad weather.
There is a drought in Malaysia while in China, a cold snap there
has reduced the inflow of veggies here.
One stall owner said he has had no choice but to up the price of
imported kai lan, a popular vegetable here, by a whopping 75 per
cent.
Mr Victor Chia, 33, owner of Chia's Vegetables Supply at Tekka
Centre wet market, said: 'I was charging $4 per kg for kai lan, but
my price is now $7. If the supplier raises his price again, I have
no choice but to follow suit.'
Most of the kai lan sold here comes from China.
Prices of other imported leafy vegetables, such as caixin and
xiao bai cai, have also gone north.