Prices holding steady amid coconut shortage


Price crunch: Safiq preparing nasi lemak with his workers at his stall on Lebuh Pantai in Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: Food stall owners who require santan in their cooking are telling themselves to “hang in there” amid the scarcity of coconuts and rising prices.

Since late October, the price of santan has been increasing weekly, going up from RM10.50 to RM14 per kg, said nasi lemak seller Safiq Mansor.

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