Fresh produce to cost more in Johor due to floods

Food matters: Zahari (second from left) officiating the launch of the FarmByte Food Hub initiative in Ulu Tiram, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Consumers can expect to fork out more for fresh produce in the upcoming festive season as many farms in Johor have been destroyed by the floods.

However, Johor agriculture, agro-based industry and rural committee chairman Datuk Zahari Sarip urged the people not to panic as the state government was taking measures to soften the blow.