Govt continues to fix maximum price for chicken, eggs

 

It is an offence to sell eggs above the price fixed by the government.

PUTRAJAYA: The government is continuing with the maximum price determination for chicken and eggs.

Secretary-general of the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry (KPDNHEP), Azman Mohd Yusof, said a new subsidy rate would be given for chicken eggs at RM0.08 each for farm operators.

“This is due to an increase in the production cost, requiring re-coordinating of the chicken egg price at the farm and wholesale levels in order to maintain the price.

“The maximum price of chicken at all levels, namely, farm, wholesale and retail, remains,” he said in a statement today.

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The maximum retail price in Peninsular Malaysia for whole standard chicken is fixed at RM9.40 per kilogramme and RM10.40 per kg for the super chicken.

The maximum retail price of grade A chicken eggs has been set at 45 sen each, grade B (43 sen) and grade C (41 sen) in the peninsula while for Langkawi, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, the maximum prices of chicken and eggs vary, depending on the zones and districts.

Azman also said that the ministry of agriculture and food industries was collaborating with KPDNHEP in monitoring the situation to ensure sufficient supply of necessities in the country and that the prices remained stable.

He said 2,249 enforcement officers had been mobilised to wet markets, farmer’s markets and hypermarkets across the country to carry out daily inspections.

“This is to ensure that the traders obey the relevant laws and not take advantage by selling necessities, including chicken and eggs, at above the prices set by the government.

“Stern action will be taken against errant traders including under the Maximum Chicken and Egg Price Determination regulation,” he added. - FMT