Retail price of chicken expected to rise next month


MELAKA: Chicken price at the retail level is expected to rise above RM10 per kg after the ceiling price scheme ends on June 30, said the Federation of Livestock Farmers’ Associations of Malaysia (FLFAM).

Its adviser Datuk Jeffrey Ng said chicken breeders have to bear additional operation costs, which are projected to increase the price of each kg of chicken supplied by the farms to RM7 from July 1.

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