PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries Ministry has given its assurance that food supplies are sufficient for Ramadan up until Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Its minister Salahuddin Ayub said since there will be no shortages, the prices of food items at the markets, specifically pasar tani should be reasonable despite there being an increase in demand during the festive season. "Preparations to ensure main food supplies like chicken, meat, fish, vegetables and fruits are sufficient to cater for the festive season have been ongoing for the past three months," he said in a statement today. (Stock image for illustration purposes) The ministry had been taking pro-active measures to ensure adequate supplies including increasing the output of locally manufactured goods. Apart from that, the estimate output for round cabbages are 15,000 metric tonnes and fish (various species) were 108,500 metric tonnes.

Source: New Strait Times May 27, 2018 09:33 UTC