Resumption of Malaysian chicken exports: Supply stability, high prices remain concerns for consumers, businesses

Malaysia to resume chicken exports from Oct: Supply stability, high prices remain concerns for consumers, businesses

SINGAPORE - Supply stability and high prices are on the minds of consumers and poultry-related businesses here even as they welcome the planned resumption of Malaysian chicken exports from October.Malaysia's announcement on Monday of a further lifting of a ban on chicken exports in place since June 1 came with several caveats, including allowing only selected farms to resume exports.

"For example, I could be using fresh chicken for a week and then Malaysia decides to cut fresh chicken exports... then we have to resort to using kampung chicken again, which is rather expensive and that can affect our business cost." Besides the price increase by a dollar to $5, she said that customers have complained about the difference in the quality and taste of the food.

The usual broiler chickens, which make up the biggest portion of Singapore's chicken imports from Malaysia, are typically exported to Singapore at around 40 days old.

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