GEORGE TOWN, March 27 – The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) will be increasing the distribution capacity of local white rice (BPT) from 1,800 tonnes to 2,500 tonnes a month from next month to meet the demand of the people.
Its director-general Abdul Rashid Bahri said it is on the instruction of the National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL) recently for FAMA to raise further the distribution of rice.
“Earlier FAMA distributed 1,800 tonnes or 180,000 bags of 10-kilogramme rice each month and starting next month, FAMA will be distributing 2,500 tonnes or 250,000 bags of rice through our outlets such such as Agro Bazar, Pusat Jualan Agro Madani and FAMA operation centres.
“In terms of price, it still remains at RM26 for each 10kg bag of rice because the price is controlled and we also limit one bag to each customer so that others can also buy the rice,” he said.
