Kuala Lumpur’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, has announced that the prices of eggs and hen shall be floated starting July 1. Members only follows the termination of government subsidies for these items on June 30. The home trade and value of dwelling ministry will oversee the pricing of eggs and hen.
Mohamad Sabu, also recognized as Mat Sabu, said that the ministry will implement a number of delicate landing mechanisms to make sure the steadiness of hen and egg supplies after the subsidies end. Among these measures is the removing of the ban on exporting stay broiler chickens, except for day-old chicks, entire chickens, and chicken cuts, from July 1. The ministry may also enable the importation of poultry and eggs from recognised supply nations.
“For the importation of rooster, the permitted source international locations embody Thailand, China, Brazil and Denmark. While for the importation of eggs, the source countries allowed are Thailand and Ukraine,” Mohamad Sabu said. He added that these measures would allow farmers to earn income from the export market and assist money move into the country.
The ministry will continue the stockpiling programme for complete chickens under the Board of Farmers’ Organisations. As of May 7, 63% of the goal of two,177 metric tonnes has been stored. Additionally, the Civil Agro Sales Program by the Federal Agricultural Marketing Board (Fama) will proceed to market varied agricultural products, including eggs, at prices 5 to 10% lower than the native bazaar, notably in low-income housing areas.
“Until May eight, a complete of 28,078,620 eggs have been distributed by way of 369 FAMA retailers,” Mohamad Sabu stated.
He was responding to a question from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) Masjid Tanah MP Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, who asked if the government had performed a complete study on the results of the chicken and eggs price control policy change..