: The National Recovery Council is of the view that there is an urgent need to strengthen the feed industry so that the country achieves a self-sufficiency level, and the cost of feed input is more manageable and not affected by external factors.said the country was facing the issue of rising chicken prices recently as almost 100 per cent of animal feed was imported, and supply disruptions in the global chain had caused prices to increase severalfold.
“MPN is of the view that it may be appropriate for the government to review the import policy of animal feed, and put efforts for some of the materials produced in the country,” he said in a press conference here today. He said the move was seen as appropriate so that Malaysia would not be 100 per cent dependent, and be able to reduce animal feed imports in the future.