PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry will reassess the supply mechanism for white rice following the end of the local white rice subsidy scheme (BPT) on Sunday (Aug 31), to ensure the public continues to have sufficient supply at affordable prices.
In a statement on Saturday (Aug 300, the ministry stated that the review will also consider the price adjustment of imported white rice (BPI) at RM2,600 per metric tonne at the Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (Bernas) warehouses, which took effect on May 15, as well as measures to curb rice-mixing practices in the market.
