Too wet for growing padi

Way too much water: Rice farmer Zakaria Yusop looking at his flooded rice field in Rompin, Pahang. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The ongoing floods have affected rice yields in the country, with estimates suggesting a cumulative damage worth some RM24.5mil, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.

As of Jan 15, floods had affected at least 2,542 padi farmers across six states.