Govt to lift price controls on chicken and eggs to allow market to move freely, says deputy minister

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The government’s proposal to lift the temporary price controls on chicken and eggs is to allow the market to move freely in ensuring there is...

'Short-sighted' to cull crocodile spotted at Marina East without trying other options first, say some animal groups in SingaporeKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The government’s proposal to lift the temporary price controls on chicken and eggs is to allow the market to move freely in ensuring there is uninterrupted supply of these two commodities in the market.

“Through several steps of government intervention, the chicken and egg farming sector is now back to normal,” he said in a statement today.The announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when tabling Budget 2024 yesterday in Parliament came two years after the price controls on chicken and eggs were implemented.

He believes the agricultural sector is commercial in nature and needs to be continuously developed and to function according to market forces.He is confident that with the lifting of the temporary price controls, the chicken and egg farming sector will grow and develop by not only supplying a healthy and sufficient source of protein to the country, but also to overseas markets.

 

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