JERTIH: The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry is at all times monitoring the value of fuel together with diesel to make sure that any worth increase of the commodity won’t have an effect on the nation’s meals sector, particularly the fishery sub-sector, says Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (pic).
However, the Agriculture and Food Industries Minister mentioned the fuel to be used by Class A, B and C fishermen had been being subsidised by the federal government since 2006.
He was talking to reporters after officiating on the state-level Farmers, Livestock Breeders and Fishermen’s Day celebration at Dataran Pekan Jabi, right here, on Thursday (June 23).
Meanwhile, he mentioned the fish provide inventory within the nation was presently ample though it trusted the climate state of affairs.
Asked on the unsure costs of seafood, he mentioned this was a standard state of affairs because it trusted the demand and provide components.
“Sometimes, there’s an over-supply of fish and at different instances, there is a slight drop, leading to its worth fluctuation within the nation,” he added.
This was following the assertion by Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority chairman, Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal not too long ago that fish provide within the nation was nonetheless not secure but as a result of unsure climate situations presently.
Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz mentioned that often in May, the climate would return to regular however till now, it was nonetheless unsure, thus leading to much less fish landings. – Bernama
