‘Prices will go up even higher if no intervention’


PUTRAJAYA: The price of chicken and eggs will go up even higher if there is no government intervention, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

Therefore, he said the government, including his ministry, would continue to take proactive steps to balance the rise of chicken and egg prices in the market.

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