Food supply hit ahead of CNY, Ramadan after farms affected by floods

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KUALA LUMPUR (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Duck farmer Azim Omar lost nearly all of his 800 ducks on the first day of the new year when his farm in Segamat, Johor, was submerged in chest-high flood waters.

"I had to throw away some 1,200 eggs as they could be contaminated with bacteria from the flood waters," he told The Straits Times.

Chilli grower Ahmad Irham Mohd Noor, 40, saw his entire farm in Dengkil, Selangor, completely destroyed in floods which reached 3.4m high, with losses of around RM100,000. "Both hardy and leafy vegetables are limited. The continuous rain and flood seriously affects the crop. Even if there are no floods, too much rain causes the crops to die," he told ST.

Malaysia Federation of Vegetable Farmers Association president Lim Ser Kwee said many farmers were badly hit by floods in states such as Johor, Selangor and Pahang. "It is hard to count the losses. Farmers start off with two to three acres and expand slowly to 30 to 50 acres, and then suddenly the floods come and you lose everything overnight. It will take at least one to two months to rebuild, and some farmers are not strong anymore. Prices of raw materials have also gone up."

"Essentially, reducing food portions is an increase of food price because even with smaller portions, consumers still have to pay the same ," he was quoted as saying by The Star on Monday .

 

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