# Putrajaya turns to importation to cope with soaring chicken prices | Malaysiakini

> Malaysia will allow temporary imports of 10,000 metric tonnes, about 5.5 million frozen whole chickens, each month from December 2021 to February 2022. The government acted after domestic chicken prices rose by as much as RM10 per kg. Supply has been about 18% short since October because demand from restaurants and hotels surged as the economy reopened.

- Date: 2021-12-03 · published 2021-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43772-putrajaya-turns-to-importation-to-cope-with-soaring-chicken-prices-malaysiakini
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Added imports ease the domestic shortage and should cap local chicken prices during the import window.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- staging.malaysiakini.com: https://staging.malaysiakini.com/news/601761-putrajaya-turns-to-importation-to-cope-with-soaring-chicken-prices

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