Rainy day woes for traders


Tan manning her vegetable stall at Chowrasta Market. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THE extended rainy spell is adding to the problems faced by vegetable farmers who now have to tackle produce with fungal diseases.

Cameron Highlands Malay Farmers Association president Datuk Syed Abdul Rahman Syed Abdul Rashid said heavy rain over the past fortnight had affected production by at least 20%.

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