Raya worries over egg, chicken, veg prices


Good supply: Lau showing the eggs at his stall at the Ayer Itam wet market in Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Although the supply of eggs at markets and retail stores in Penang has stabilised, several traders fear there could be a shortage when Ramadan begins in the middle of this week, followed by Hari Raya Aidilfitri a month later.

Egg trader Mars Lau, 30, said he had been getting 60 trays of egg compared with 30 trays some three to four months ago.

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