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Ringlet dam disaster: Vegetable supply to remain steady

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PETALING JAYA: There will be no disruption in the supply of vegetables in the country as only between 50 and 60 farmers were affected by the floods in Bertam Valley, Cameron Highlands.

Federation of Malaysian Vegetable Growers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong said this was out of the 2,000 farmers operating in the highlands, adding that export markets such as Singapore would also not be impacted.

“Besides Bertam Valley, vegetable production in all other parts of Cameron Highlands is not affected in any way so I would like to assure both Malaysians and Singaporeans that there will be no disruption at all in the supply of vegetables,” he said.

The highlands is the country’s leading vegetable production region, producing 250 tonnes of vegetables and 50 tonnes of flowers daily for Malaysia as well as for export to mainly Singapore and Japan.

Chay said farmers hit by the flood operated farms and plots located along the banks of Sungai Bertam.

All access roads used by the farmers to transport their vegetables out of Cameron Highlands were serviceable although a few roads were temporarily flooded, he said.

“The affected farmers suffered losses after the floods swept away structures such as their sheds, houses, material such as plastic rain shelters, fertiliser supplies and generators,” said Chay.

Affected farmers were being assisted by their local elected representatives and the state authorities, and hoped that the association would also try to help them, he added.

“Overall, the flood did not have any impact on the output of vegetables, so consumers have no cause to worry,” said Chay.

– THE STAR

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