JOHOR BARU: Some consumers resorted to panic buying chicken in larger quantities even before the subsidies and price controls on poultry were discontinued on Nov 1.
“Many customers bought three to four birds from their usual one or two as they were worried that there might be a hike in the price of chickens after the government starts floating the price on Nov 1,” he said when interviewed. Another poultry seller at the Johor Jaya market, Foo Dek Seng, maintained the price of her super chicken at RM11 per kg.“Although the previous ceiling price of super chicken set by the government was RM10.40 per kg, my customers can accept my price because we clean the birds very well,” said the 65-year-old.
“It is a good move for the government to lift the subsidies and channel the funds elsewhere to develop the country, but I hope that they will continue monitoring the situation to prevent the prices from skyrocketing in the weeks to come. “I heard that some ayam penyet sellers started to increase their price by RM1 two weeks ago, even before the lifting of the chicken subsidy was announced by the government.