Chicken ceiling price: Ministry holds discussions with industry players
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry today held an engagement session with practitioners of the country’s chicken supply chain to determine the new ceiling price for the poultry.
Its minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the session was held following Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement of the government’s decision to continue setting the ceiling price of chicken in the market...
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry today held an engagement session with practitioners of the country’s chicken supply chain to determine the new ceiling price for the poultry.
Its minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the session was held following Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement of the government’s decision to continue setting the ceiling price of chicken in the market.
“The meeting with industry practitioners as stakeholders in the chicken supply chain in the market is among others to ascertain the level of chicken ceiling price as the current ceiling is scheduled to expire on June 30 (next Thursday),” he said on Facebook today.
According to Alexander, the meeting which began this morning would take into consideration all views in determining the maximum price of chicken in the market
The role of the ministry would be towards enforcement to ensure traders adhere to the stipulated ceiling price, he said.
Yesterday, the prime minister announced that the government would not float the chicken price to ensure the people are not burdened.
According to Ismail Sabri, the new ceiling price of chicken would be announced soon by Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Ronald Kiandee.
Presently, the government set the maximum retail price of chicken and eggs for Peninsular Malaysia with standard whole chicken at RM8.90 per kilogramme and super whole chicken at RM9.90 a kilogramme.
- Bernama
