PETALING JAYA: Producers, wholesalers, and retailers may have their licence suspended if they are found selling certified rice seeds above the maximum price, says Datuk Azman Mahmood of the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
The ministry’s Padi and Rice Regulatory Division director-general said 20 retailers selling legal rice seeds (BPS) above the government-set price of RM45 per 20kg pack had their licences immediately revoked, preventing them from selling rice seeds to farmers.
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