Vegetable prices in S’pore jump after wet weather in Malaysia, Consumer News & Top Stories

SINGAPORE – The year-end monsoon season in Malaysia has resulted in more expensive vegetables sold here, with some almost doubling in price from a few weeks ago.

Local vegetable sellers said the price hike is not unexpected, adding that leafy greens are easily damaged by torrential rain.

A spokesman for FairPrice supermarket said hardy vegetables such as cucumber and bittergourd are about 5 per cent to 15 per cent more expensive, while the prices of other vegetables imported from Malaysia have generally remained stable.

She said FairPrice will continue to monitor the situation closely, adding that the supermarket chain absorbed the rise in cost initially in October and progressively adjusted prices only from early this month.

“While Malaysia is an important source for vegetables, we also source vegetables from Thailand, Indonesia, China and from local farms as well,” she…