FAMILIES planning to entertain with must-have delicacies and goodies this Chinese New Year should start shopping now – or pay even higher prices later.
A check with a dozen stores in Chinatown and Kallang has found that prices of abalone, fish maw, dried scallops, dried sea cucumber, pineapple tarts and mandarin oranges have already risen by up to 30%, compared with the same pre-festival period last year.
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