On Monday , Malaysia said it will halt the export of 3.6 million chickens a month from June to address surging prices and the shortage of chickens in the country.The Singapore Food Agency said on Monday night that importers will activate their supply chains to increase imports of chilled chicken from alternative sources, increase the import of frozen chicken from existing non-Malaysia suppliers, or draw from their stocks of poultry.
Chicken is also the most widely consumed meat in Singapore, with a per capita consumption of 36kg in 2020. SFA said:"While there may be temporary disruptions to the supply of chilled chicken, frozen chicken options remain available to mitigate the shortfall." Tan, 42, said Malaysia has been able to supply the larger 2.3kg chickens that OK Chicken Rice uses. If this supply from across the Causeway is halted, the business would be greatly affected as his staff are trained to use this specific size of chickens.