Chicken crisis attacks Malaysia, Singapore threatened

Published 2022년 5월 26일

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Malaysia is facing a chicken crisis, leading to a stoppage of chicken exports to Singapore from June due to decreased production caused by rising costs, diseases, and weather conditions. The government is also investigating alleged price-fixing and production manipulation by a chicken cartel. This export ban poses a threat to Singapore's chicken supply, which relies heavily on imports from Malaysia. The Singapore Food Agency is taking steps to ensure sufficient chicken stock and looking for alternative suppliers.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Malaysia is hit by a chicken crisis. This has even prompted the country to stop its chicken exports to Singapore starting next June. In a statement by Prime Minister (PM) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the ban on chicken exports was carried out to control the domestic demand for poultry meat. The reason, chicken production in Malaysia has decreased. However, Malaysia itself has not determined how long the export ban will be in effect. "The government's priority is our own people," Sabri said, quoted by Channel News Asia (CNA), Wednesday (25/5/2022) Malaysian production itself has decreased due to several factors ranging from rising chicken production costs, infectious diseases and weather conditions. This also affects the property of the chicken. In addition, the Malaysian government is currently investigating the alleged chicken cartel. They also smelled that there were allegations that the cartel had set prices and production. Although the cessation of exports ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia