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New Sunday Times has learnt that the meat cartel would go to the extent of “bullying” competitors, especially Bumiputera importers.
The cartel would control the local meat import market and sabotage other importers by playing the numbers game in setting prices to ensure that Bumiputera companies suffered losses.
This happens when the cartel companies lower the prices of meat while their competitors are in the midst of obtaining frozen beef supply from overseas, even before the containers hit our shores.
It is learnt the meat cartel syndicates would trace information on the price and quantity of the meat from abattoirs.