LONDON, Jan. 19 -- Many bakers have reduced their production volume despite the approaching Lunar New Year, said Sarawak Bread and Cake Makers Association chairwoman Mary Wong yesterday.

According to her, baking industry players are not coming up with a large number of festive goodies this time round in light of the restriction enforced by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

"Now that there will be no open house this coming Chinese New Year, the production and sale of festive goodies such as layered cakes and cookies will more or less be affected," she said when contacted by The Borneo Post here.

However, Wong said they did not have the statistics such as the percentage of reduction in production.

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