Chicken traders raise prices


In high demand: A worker splashing water to cool off the chickens during the current festive season and hot weather.

PETALING JAYA: Traders have taken advantage of the festive pe­­riod to increase the price of chic­ken, raising it over the ceiling pri­ces allowed.

The price of “super chicken” (slaughtered and dressed without leg, head, liver and gizzard) has been raised past the RM7.90 per kg ceiling set by the Domestic Trade and Industry Ministry in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (RM9.50 in Labuan), with some charging RM8.50.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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