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Price controls, in the form of subsidies and price ceiling, were imposed onto chickens and eggs, due to supply shortage, increase cost of logistics during the Covid-19 pandemic which led to an almost-untenable price surge - FILE PIX

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Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu during the minister’s reply session on the BPT issue at the Dewan Rakyat - BERNAMA PIX

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Deputy Agricultural and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the move was important due to the high demand for BPI in Sabah and Sarawak which, due to the low supply and production of BPI, has caused the price of the rice to soar. - Facebook

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Acting KPDN minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (centre) said the increase involved roping in 900 more enforcement officers, raising the total workforce involved in the exercise of monitoring and control to 2,390 personnel who had carried out inspection at 8,684 business premises since July 7. - BERNAMA

It was reported that the Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) Ministry expected the shortage of local white rice supply in the market to stabilise within a month following various intervention measures and continuous monitoring from the government. - Filepic

Farmers’ Outlet will sell 2,000 rice packets, priced at RM26 for a 10 kg packet. - FILE PIX