Chicken prices not expected to fluctuate too much, says deputy agriculture minister

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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Chan Foong Hin on Wednesday (Nov 1) assured that chicken prices were not expected to fluctuate too much following the lifting of subsidies and price controls.  He said two supermarkets actually sold chicken at RM7.49 and RM7.99 per kg, which meant the price of chicken meat should not increase too much.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 This is the media from 13 different companies, right?

00:02 Yes, 13 companies.

00:04 I have given an advice on the issue of chicken and egg.

00:15 People should not panic because there is no issue,

00:19 and there is not enough supply in the market.

00:21 And one more thing, don't worry too much.

00:24 The price of chicken will increase steadily.

00:27 Because, for example, there are two well-known hypermarkets.

00:34 They offer each of the chicken for RM7.99 per kilo for the standard chicken.

00:50 This price is lower than RM9.40,

00:56 compared to the ceiling price for the standard chicken at the previous Runcid level.

01:03 So, after the Apung price,

01:07 the price of chicken in the market is very low compared to the ceiling price we put before.

01:17 So, don't worry about the chicken with the agreed price.

01:21 Thank you.

01:23 (Thank you.)

01:25 (Thank you.)

01:27 (Thank you.)

01:29 (Thank you.)

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