MP SPEAKS | When the Malaysian government announced the temporary ban on the export of chickens at the end of May 2022 (including live poultry, whole carcasses, chilled and frozen meat, chicken parts and chicken-based products), I had already warned that this short-term measure will harm our chicken products in the long term. I wrote: “Ironically, the decision to ban the export of chickens, which may look like a workable short-term solution, will end up hurting local chicken producers and even chicken imports for the following reasons: (i) This will decrease the level of cross-subsidy availabl…

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