KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will stop exporting chickens from Wednesday in a protectionist move to bolster its domestic food supply, sparking distress in neighboring Singapore, where chicken rice is a national dish.
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced last week that, beginning on June 1, his country will ban exports of 3.6 million chickens a month until domestic prices and production stabilize. The move is felt most in Singapore, which sources a third of its poultry from Malaysia.
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