Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the session was held on Saturday following the announcement of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the decision of the government to continue setting the ceiling price of chicken in the market.
According to Nanta, the meeting which began Saturday morning would take into consideration all views in determining the maximum price of chicken in the marketThe ministry's would be on enforcement to ensure traders adhere to the stipulated ceiling price, he said. On Friday , the Prime Minister announced that the government had decided that the price of chicken would not be floated in order to ensure the people are not burdened.
According to Ismail Sabri, the new chicken ceiling price would be announced soon by the Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.Presently, the government has set the maximum retail price of chicken and eggs for Peninsular Malaysia with standard whole chicken at RM8.90 per kilogramme and dressed super whole chicken at RM9.90 a kilogramme. – Bernama
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