Better value for money, mandarin oranges cheaper

Yee (left) and Sunshine Wholesale Mart Sdn Bhd marketing communications manager Bryan Wong showing peeled oranges from the first shipment of lokum that arrived at the supermarket in Bayan Baru, Penang, from Fujian, China.—Photos: CHAN BOON KAI and ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GOOD news for lovers of lokam or mandarin oranges as the fruits this year will be extra succulent and sweet — and also cheaper.

Sunshine Wholesale Mart Sdn Bhd general manager Yee Kam Ming said this was due to the good weather towards the middle and end of last year in China.