KUALA LUMPUR: The cockle, once considered cheap seafood, is now labelled “rich people’s delicacy”, as its price has skyrocketed over the years. If there is pollution, it will affect production, and cockles (are vulnerable to pollution and) will die quickly,” he said. "Declining production leads to high demand from customers, which in turn leads to the cockle being sold expensively in the market," he said. Meanwhile, a Harian Metro survey of markets, retail outlets and supermarkets around Sentul and Selayang found that few traders are selling cockles – and those that trade in cockles sell them at high prices. NSTP file picThere were a handful of traders selling grade C cockles at RM9 per kilogram (kg) to RM14/kg, while peeled cockles are sold at RM20 per kg to RM26.90 per kg.

Source: New Strait Times October 14, 2017 02:26 UTC