KPDN to address possible vegetable price hikes due to monsoon

The Star

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will collaborate and hold discussions with relevant ministries and agencies regarding the issue of vegetable prices, which are expected to triple by the end of this year.  Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that his ministry was aware of the issue and would take intervention measures if necessary.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Okay, we have received a report on the matter and we will have a discussion with the Ministry of Agriculture,

00:21and we will let you know about it later.

00:25It is still premature for me to comment on the matter, but we will monitor it.

00:31The KPDN will monitor any price increase, price movement, or matters related to supplies.

00:41We will monitor and we will always conduct close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.

00:48And of course, if there is a need, we will take steps to intervene.

01:04Yes, as usual, I will have specific function on that.

01:09I will announce it later.

01:11As usual, we are now looking at our DDR and DDW.

01:18What is it called?

01:20District Dedicated Retailers and District Dedicated Wholesalers.

01:27We are ready in every country, and for myself, I will go down and we will do it.

01:34What is it called?

01:36Actually, it is ready, everything is there, it has been appointed, but a specific announcement on that we will make.

01:42Our commitment is to ensure that supplies are not cut off to our people, our users,

01:50including affected areas and areas that are expected to be affected by a flood.

02:06For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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