Vegetable cold storage

Vegetable cold storage

JAKARTA (JP): The North Sumatra office of the Ministry of Trade will install new cold storage facilities for vegetables produced in the Karo regency, an official says.

"The trade ministry will build a cold storage facility at an estimated cost of Rp 200 million (about US$90,900) in the Karo regency, which is the main vegetable producing area in North Sumatra," Ismaildin Wahab, head of the office, was quoted as saying by Antara in Medan yesterday.

Ismaildin also said that the new facility is expected to increase vegetable production for exports to neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. (hdj)