Malaysia's chicken supply not affected by bird flu outbreak in US, Europe, says Mat Sabu

ALOR SETAR (Jan 25): The supply of chicken for the domestic market will not be affected by the bird flu outbreak in the US and Europe, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu. He said that although no bird flu cases were reported in the country, the ministry is constantly monitoring the situation from time to time. “Currently, the supply of chicken in the country is stable, and we hope that this will continue in the future. So far, the bird flu outbreak has not affected the country’s supply of chicken,” he told reporters after visiting a chicken breeding, processing, and distribution company here on Wednesday (Jan 25). He said this when asked if the chicken supply in the country would be affected due to the bird flu outbreak in several countries, which resulted in the culling of tens of thousands of chickens to curb the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Mohamad, who is commonly known as Mat Sabu, said that the supply of chickens and eggs in the country is beginning ...