Malaysian chicken export ban

The Malaysian chicken export ban was announced on 23 May 2022 by Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, restricting the export of 3.6 million chickens a month overseas until the domestic supply and price surge stabilises.

[1] The ban was partially lifted in June, allowing export of kampung and black chickens to Singapore.

It is exacerbated by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, leading to a global supply chain disruption and the 2021–2022 inflation surge.

[10] On 30 July 2022, Democratic Action Party (DAP) politician Ong Kian Ming stated that the ban has done long-term economic damage to Malaysian farmers.

A deal was agreed when on 30 June 2022, Singapore approved Indonesia as the country's new source of frozen and chilled chicken.

[14] On 21 July 2022, Indonesia announced that they will be willing to set up a large chicken farm in Batam, a city in the Riau Islands, specifically for exports to Singapore.

[16] On 28 July 2022, another Indonesian firm announced that they will be setting up three farms on the island of Bintan to supply live chicken to Singapore starting from the end of that year.

When the ban was first announced, there were initial fears that Singapore's national dish Hainanese chicken rice may be affected. However, such fears were quickly alleviated.