The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry said exportsof live kampung and black chicken will be allowed again. However,the ban on commercial broiler chicken - the larger bird that makes up the bulkof the chickens Singapore usually imports from Malaysia - remains.
Singapore imports a third of its chicken fromMalaysia, almost all of which are brought as live poultry.
Malaysia’s move to ban chicken exports was part of aseries of government measures aimed at easing domestic prices as nations aroundthe world battle rising food costs./.