Singapore vegetable, seafood production fell in 2023 due to construction challenges, inflation: SFA

The lower local vegetable production comes despite an increase in the number of farms. - PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Local vegetable and seafood production fell in 2023, despite an increase in the number of vegetable farms, while local egg production went up.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in its yearly food statistics report on May 20 that the industry faced challenges in building up its farms during the Covid-19 pandemic, and grappled with inflationary pressures, higher energy prices and manpower costs.