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Bak kwa customers not put off by higher prices for CNY
High demand and costlier pork among reasons for rising price of festive treat
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Lim Chee Guan says it has increased its sliced bak kwa prices from $52 a kg during the non-festive period to $62 now because pork prices have been rising.
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Melissa Heng
Barbecued pork slices are flying off the shelves as customers brave long lines to get their hands on the popular snack in the lead-up to the Chinese New Year in two weeks.
The high demand is having the usual effect on prices, with bak kwa brands like Fragrance, Kim Hock Guan and Kim Hua Guan up $3 to $10 in recent weeks.
