Singapore begins importing live broiler chickens from Indonesia

According to industrialised agri-food company Japfa, some 23,000 live chickens arrived in Singapore via sea from Bintan. - PHOTO: SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY

SINGAPORE, May 14 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore has a new source of live broiler chickens – an avian influenza-free farm in Indonesia.

The first batch arrived in Singapore on Saturday morning, announced Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon in a Facebook post on Sunday.