The recent announcement by Malaysia's prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob stated that Malaysia will temporarily halt the export of 3.6 million whole chickens following its shortage. Naturally, the chicken shortage eventually sparked higher demands which led to its price increase. Local food business owners and hawkers alike have already started to feel the heat, fearing that they might be forced to put a higher price on their menu.
Sin Chew Daily reported that local chicken rice stall operators are now contemplating increasing the price of their chicken rice, in order to still be gaining profit.
Hold on to your favorite local delicacies before they too, become the victim of this price hike. Let's just hope our beloved nasi lemak will be immune to such a calamity...
