PUTRAJAYA: The authorities’s transfer to import frozen chicken is a temporary measure to stabilise costs on the retail degree, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
“There is extra demand than provide. That is why we usher in provide and hope that on the retail degree, costs will lower as a result of there’s extra competitors for provide of chicken,” the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister stated after the Malaysia Excellence Business Award presentation right here Thursday (Dec 9) evening.
He was explaining the federal government’s choice to import frozen chicken to give shoppers a cheaper value choice.
Nanta stated the federal government had tried to management the value of chicken by way of a ceiling value below the Malaysian Family Maximum Price Scheme (SHMKM).
The most value of ordinary chicken is about at RM9.30 per kg for retail gross sales and RM8 per kg for wholesalers within the peninsula, besides Langkawi.
In one other growth, Nanta, who can be Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general, stated the choice of Independent candidate for the Krian state seat Datuk Ali Biju to withdraw from contesting within the twelfth Sarawak state election underlined the closeness in relations between Bersatu and GPS.
Nanta additionally stated GPS would give you the option to win the state polls this time, particularly within the rural areas, as its election manifesto targeted on related initiatives.
Among them are intensifying growth, offering help to these affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and in addition the Sarawak authorities’s long-term plan that focuses on e-commerce growth. – Bernama
