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The farm is prioritising higher-value crop<\/span>s in its greenhouse while shifting more resilient ones outdoors, avoiding the high costs of buildin<\/span>g additional greenhouse space.<\/span><\/p>\n Like egg producers, it is also feeling the impact of higher fuel costs. Mr Teo said delivery expenses have risen by 42 per cent since February due to the Middle East conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n To manage this, the farm has partnered with other producers to consolidate their deliveries, bringing costs down by 20 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf I were to keep my same delivery schedule as I did back in June 2025, we’re looking at about a 60 per cent increase in transport,\u201d Mr Teo said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe managed to work out and engage some of our customers to streamline certain deliveries, and this also includes working with other farms as well, to combine our deliveries together into a \u2018single shot\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Even as farms scale up and collaborate to manage costs, climate conditions remain a key uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Teo pointed out that forecasts have predicted more rain over the next two weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n