NSTnation 'Our prices do go up a bit, but our customers, who are mainly our regulars, understand the situation.
AK Coconut Trading in Lorong Selamat here, which will be bringing in some 20,000 coconuts from Bagan Datoh in Perak, will be selling their coconuts between RM1.50 and RM1.80, depending on the sizes, a difference of 10 to 15 sen compared to past years.
"This situation is not only on our side but a normal occurrence elsewhere as well," he said when met at his shop here this morning."With the market generally down, people will need to think twice before buying huge amounts. I have customers who bought 1,000 coconuts last year but halved it this year.
As for the owner of Anba Coconut Trading Sdn Bhd in Lorong Abu Siti, P. Sarasvathy said she, too, would sell the coconut at 20 sen more this time around compared to last year. Sarasvathy said many of her customers are regulars and they had also placed their bulk orders in advance. "We urged Hindu devotees to give a thought on this coconut breaking issue and follow right religious practices so as to become a good role model for younger generation of Hindus," he said.
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