PUTRAJAYA: The price of chicken has stabilised following the implementation of the 2021 Aidilfitri Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP).
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The hike in costs for imported chicken feed is one of the reasons why the country is experiencing a sudden hike in chicken prices according to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Bernama quoted the Minister who said that that there are several factors that contribute to the increase but the most significant is the hike in the costs of chicken feed since January this year, namely, imported maize and soy.
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However, he said that his Ministry has held engagement sessions with major chicken farm owners in the country and discussed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) on implementing a fixed price for standard chicken to reduce the impact of the situation.
Published on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for Aidilfitri 2021 will be implemented for 30 days from Wednesday (April 21) to May 20, involving 12 types of goods.
Announcing the scheme, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said it was implemented under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 as a measure to curb the increase in prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration.
“The effective period for SHMMP Aidilfitri 2021 is 22 days before the festival, on the day of the festival and seven days after that,” he said in a press conference here, Monday.
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Pakatan Harapan Youth has questioned the logic behind a plan by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to increase import permits for chicken, which was aimed at controlling the livestock market price during festive seasons.
This came after Deputy Minister Rosol Wahid spoke about the plan yesterday, on the same day Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi announced the implementation of the 2021 Aidilfitri Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP), which begins tomorrow (April 21) until May 20.
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PUTRAJAYA – The Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for Aidilfitri 2021 will be implemented for 30 days from Wednesday (April 19) to May 20, involving 12 types of goods.
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi when announcing the scheme today said it was implemented under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 as a measure to curb the increase in prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration, he said.
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“The effective period for SHMMP Aidilfitri 2021 is 22 days before the festival, on the day of the festival and seven days after that,” he said in a press conference.