Over a million sacks of 10kg local white rice distributed following govt intervention, says Mat Sabu


KUALA LUMPUR: More than one million sacks of 10kg local white rice have been distributed following the government’s intervention measures to ease the shortage, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.

As of Oct 16, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic) said as many as 1,027,739 10kg sacks of local white rice have been distributed across hypermarkets, to the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) and Farmer's Organisation Authority (LPP), as well as state wholesalers.

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