Get ready to pay more for vegetables, consumers warned

Blame the rains: Shoppers buying vegetables at a stall in PJ Old Town wet market recently. Vegetable farmers say the wet weather is to blame for some vegetable shortages. — ART CHEN/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: The continuous wet spell that is expected to last until next February has reduced the yield of highland vegetable farms, say farmers.

Adding they have been seeing a drop in yield since October, they cited the tomato as an example, with harvests down by half due to a lack of sunlight.