KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry held an engagement session on Thursday (Feb 29) with stakeholders of the padi and rice industry, as decided by the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Feb 23.
It said in a statement on Friday (March 1) that it was agreed at the meeting that the ministry conducts further comprehensive studies and discussions with the padi and rice industry by considering the padi purchase price, supply factors, global price of imported rice, sustainability of local rice supply and the effects on consumers.
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