KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ban upon chicken exports can be expected to be lifted this coming August 31, says Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.
“The export ban on chicken is planned to be lifted on Aug 31, ” the Agriculture plus Food Industries Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) said when responding to a question raised by Wong Shu Qi (PH-Kluang) within the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 4).
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He said this comes as the government evaluations the intervention steps implemented on June 1 to stabilise chicken supply plus prices in the country subsequent shortages.
“The ban on export chicken (commercial broiler) is still in force and it is temporary until the creation and price of chicken fully stabilises, inch he added.
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This individual added that the review would also cover the ceiling price for chicken intended for local consumption.
The ban impacted the export of some 3. 6 million birds from Malaysia, worth some RM84. 24mil.
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Prior to this, Singapore imported about a 3rd of its chicken, or even more than two mil birds per month, from Malaysia.
Kiandee noted that the prohibit on free range chickens, hens, colored bird, day outdated chick (DOC), mother or father stock broiler, DOC layer and value added chicken products has been lifted on 06 15 but subject to health certification in the Veterinary Services Section.
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Previously, Kiandee informed the home that the government provides allocated RM1. 1bil as subsidies with regard to local chicken breeders beginning Feb 5 till Aug 31 this year.
“As of July twenty nine, a total of almost eight, 970 applications really worth RM748mil in financial aid have been approved, ” he said, adding this was the first time how the government has provided subsidies to poultry maqui berry farmers.
Meanwhile, Kiandee said that although the roof price for poultry was pegged in RM9. 40 for each kg, many had been selling it beneath the ceiling price.
He observed that chicken prices in neighbouring countries were much higher.
He said that chicken meat was sold at RM25. 70 per kg in Myanmar, RM25. 53 in Vietnam, RM16. sixty in Philippines, RM15. 05 in Cambodia and RM10. 30 in Thailand.