TRADERS have started rationing wheat to prevent panic buying and to control supply and prices, reported Kosmo!.
This comes as the Indian government banned exports of wheat as a scorching heatwave took a toll on supply, which then resulted in an increase in local wheat prices.
“Supply was disrupted even before the festive season and the prices have been going up every month. When I sourced from suppliers this time around, wheat was priced at RM2.80 per kg compared to RM2.28 before this,” he added. A manager at a wholesale market in Bandar Sunway, Nur Shafiqah Ibrahim, said it is difficult to source for wheat from suppliers as many of them have run out of stock.> There are enough provisions under the Road Transport Act to penalise drivers obstructing ambulances on the road, Sinar Harian reported.
“We assume that drivers are aware and understand the law,” he said, adding that such campaigns are needed to change the attitude of drivers.
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