Local fruits pricey due to low supply


  • Nation
  • Monday, 08 Jul 2019

Now a luxury: Even fruit sellers, such as this fruit shop in George Town, Penang, acknowledge the price issue, noting the current lack of fruit production driving prices up.

GEORGE TOWN: Local fruits are now way too expensive and this is the main reason why consumers are shunning it, according to feedback.

A Finance Ministry official, reacting to a local survey which showed that Malaysians were eating less than half the amount of fruits recommended by the World Health Organi­sation (WHO), described prices as “exorbitant”.

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