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Monsoon rains, floods and Covid-19 spell disaster A wet market in Johor Bahru - Bernamapix
PETALING JAYA:
The wet spell and accompanying floods, together with the Covid-19 pandemic, have been disastrous for business at wet markets.
Supplies have dropped, making it difficult for consumers to get high quality produce. At the same time, the number of customers who frequent wet markets has plunged.
At the source, from vegetable farms to fishing grounds, the situation has become quite desperate.
Cameron Highlands Agriculture Association chairman Ng Tien Khuan said flood waters have damaged most of the vegetables in lowland farms while in the highlands, the more intense precipitation and lack of sunlight have stunted the growth of greens.