Reports: Live broiler chicken exports to S'pore to resume

Malaysia will lift a ban on chicken exports on Oct 11, a move that will bring relief to Singapore.

Several Singaporean media organisations reported that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has received official notification from Malaysia's Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) on the matter.

According to Straits Times, chicken importers in Singapore were informed on Friday in writing by Malaysia's DVS about the lifting of the ban.

Chicken importers turned to frozen chicken from other countries, in lieu of fresh chicken from Malaysia in recent months.

Malaysia normally fulfils about a third of Singapore's chicken requirements. However, Malaysia imposed an export ban on June 1 to stabilise domestic prices.

The cost of producing poultry and swine rose dramatically over the past year due to increasing cost of feed.

Domestically, Putrajaya decided to continue subsidising poultry produce to control the price of chicken and eggs until Dec 31.

This comes amidst claims that poultry producers were still suffering because the subsidies were too low, causing many to operate at a loss.

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