THE prices of greens, both imported and locally grown, have been going up in the past month, along with the bad weather.
There is a drought in Malaysia while in China, a cold snap there has reduced the inflow of veggies here.
One stall owner said he has had no choice but to up the price of imported kai lan, a popular vegetable here, by a whopping 75 per cent.
Mr Victor Chia, 33, owner of Chia's Vegetables Supply at Tekka Centre wet market, said: 'I was charging $4 per kg for kai lan, but my price is now $7. If the supplier raises his price again, I have no choice but to follow suit.'
Most of the kai lan sold here comes from China.
Prices of other imported leafy vegetables, such as caixin and xiao bai cai, have also gone north.