The government’s intervention to set the maximum retail price for standard chicken at RM8.90 per kg effective this Saturday until June 5 can ensure stability in the prices of chicken and related food, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said.

He said if the government did not do so, the retail price of chicken at this time would exceed RM10 per kg following the increase in the cost of poultry farming by 70 percent.