12-25-2023, 04:25 PM
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PETALING JAYA: After Malaysia Competition Commission’s (MyCC) fined five companies for colluding to fix chicken feed prices, an agricultural activist has now called for a probe into allegations on rice cartels.
Coordinator for the Food Sovereignty Forum Nur Fitri Amir said it was crucial to investigate claims by Pertubuhan Persaudaraan Pesawah Malaysia that cartels were responsible for fixing the price of rice purchased from farmers, which recently saw a sudden drop to RM1,200 per tonne.
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