Malaysia partially lifts chicken ban to allow exports

Earlier today, it was announced that Malaysia partially lifted its ban on chicken exports to Singapore. At least one major poultry producer in Singapore getting live kampung chickens from across the Causeway.

Importer, Kee Song Food, posted a TikTok video on June 14 announcing that the Malaysian authorities allowed the company to resume importing live kampung chickens. The importer will be bringing in kampung chickens on Tuesday (Jun 14) and start bringing in black chickens from Malaysia on Saturday (Jun 18).

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A top Malaysian government official, who declined to be named, confirmed with the Straits Times that the export ban has been partially lifted to allow exports of kampung and black chicken.

Malaysian authorities imposed a ban on chicken exports on June 1 amid a shortage of the product. Exports were halted so that prices and supply in the country could stabilise.

According to the Singapore Food Agency, 34 per cent of Singapore’s chicken supply comes from Malaysia, with most being imported live for slaughtering here.

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