Miri planters report significant crop losses of 80pc and high vegetable prices due to flooding, seek govt aid

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Miri planters report significant crop losses of 80pc and high vegetable prices due to flooding, seek govt aid

MIRI, Feb 22 — The Sarawak Miri Division Planters Association is expressing deep concern over the massive losses suffered brought on by the heavy rains before and during the Lunar New Year. The association stated that 80 per cent of its planters’ crops were damaged, which had severely impacted their income. The association’s secretary Chong Teck Shuin said the persisting torrential rain had left the planters here in helplessness and frustration …