The Coconut Club, Kampong Chicken Rice Hawkers Say Fresh M’sia Bird Supply “Undisrupted” Despite Jun 1 Export Ban
Instead of banned broiler chickens, these eateries serve the premium breeds of fresh GG French Poulet and kampong chickens from M’sia, which some suppliers claim can be exported after all.
Yip Jieying
31 May 2022 at 9:00
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Singapore’s eateries are getting some fresh chickens from Malaysia after all, despite an export ban on fresh poultry that’s expected to take effect from Jun 1. This is due to a domestic supply shortage caused by a spike in chicken feed prices, which shot up after major grain producers Russia and Ukraine went to war.
Malaysia exports some 3.6 million chickens a month to Singapore, reports CNA. For fresh chickens, the chooks are usually sent live here to be slaughtered and chilled for storage.
Following the announcement, local chicken purveyors like Tian Tian Chicken Rice stated that it will stop selling its signature poached chickens until supply resumes, while nasi lemak specialist Dickson Nasi Lemak took the drastic step of closing for a month as there were no fresh chickens for its ayam goreng berempah.
But the dire supply situation may be eased a little, as fresh kampong chickens and a premium French breed are apparently excluded from Malaysia’s export ban (this is a developing story).
