PUTRAJAYA: The Government will allow imports of fish and chicken if there is a shortfall in supply for the festive season, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
He said the ministry's officials were closely monitoring the market for any signs of a shortage.
"They is no shortage yet but our contingency plan is to import chicken and fish if the local poultry farmers and fishermen cannot meet the demand," he told reporters after his weekly post-Cabinet meeting Wednesday.
Muhyiddin said if poultry farmers, who are saddled with escalating production costs, such as the cost of animal feed, could not increase production; the Government would intervene to ensure supply in the market.
"We will allow the importation of chicken from neighbouring countries to ensure consumers could still buy them at affordable prices. Likewise, fish would also be imported if bad weather causes supply to drop," he said.
He said apart from fish and chicken, there was adequate supply of meat and the other agricultural produce like fruits and vegetables in the market.
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