Singaporeans in a flap at Malaysian chicken export curbs


Chickens are displayed in the window as a vendor prepares chicken rice for customers at a hawker centre in Singapore on May 31, 2022. Singapore imports a third of its chicken supply from Malaysia, which will halt the export of 3.6 million chickens a month from Wednesday (June 1) onwards, amid surging prices and supply concerns. - AFP

SINGAPORE, June 1, 2022 (AFP): Long queues at stalls selling a popular chicken dish, increasing prices and warnings about supply disruptions -- Singaporeans are in a flap due to curbs on poultry exports from neighbouring Malaysia.

Malaysia's move to halt exports of 3.6 million chickens a month, which kicks in Wednesday, is the latest protectionist move in Asia aimed at tackling domestic shortages and taming surging inflation.

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