KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): The government has estimated the average monthly supply of chickens to show a surplus of 16.85 million and eggs to show a surplus of 119.86 million, during the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2023).
Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said this compares with the estimated requirement of about 75 million chickens and one billion eggs per month during the period.
Therefore, the ministry projects the supply of chicken and eggs to be stable during the quarter, Mohamad said in a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday (Feb 28).
The minister also updated that a total of 18,880 applications for RM1.69 billion in subsidies have been approved for chicken farmers and egg producers as of Feb 15.
On Feb 16, Mohamad had said 1,638 applications had been approved from the start of the subsidy programme on Feb 5 till Feb 13, involving RM553.19 million worth of subsidies, to help producers overcome the increase in production costs.
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