Vegetable prices up in Little India due to heavy rains in India & M'sia
Posted: 19 November 2009 0235 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Heavy rains in vegetable exporting countries, such as India and Malaysia, have caused a price hike in shops at Little India.

Onions, an important ingredient in Indian cooking, now cost double - at S$2 per kilogramme, compared to a dollar previously.

Lady's finger, brinjal and other vegetables, imported from India and Malaysia, have seen a 30 per cent price increase.

Vegetables sellers said prices will go higher if the rains continue.

- CNA/sc