Unfavourable weather, labour shortage behind Brunei seafood price hike

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The rise in fish and seafood prices is due to unfavourable weather and labour shortage.

Meanwhile, the increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages was due to the rise in prices of food such as oil and fats by 20.5 per cent; meat 11.4 per cent; and fish and seafood 6.9 per cent.