Putrajaya must find long-term measures to reduce livestock feed costs: MB

SEREMBAN – The federal government must seek long-term measures to reduce the price of livestock feed, said Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

Aminuddin said this was important as the increasing price of livestock feed was not only affecting the chicken farms but also the cattle and goat farms as well.

“I hope the federal government will think of ways to aid the animal feed industry for the benefit of the livestock sector towards overcoming the hike in the price of essentials in the long term,” he told this to reporters after launching the Kolej Vokasional Ampangan convocation ceremony held at the Casa Lagenda Convention Centre here today.

This was following the government’s announcement on the subsidy of 60 sen per kg of chicken for the breeders and five sen per egg for all categories from February 5 until June 4, i.e. during the implementation of the Keluarga Malaysia Maximum Price Scheme.

Aminuddin said the subsidy could assist the traders and livestock breeders in the short term and control the price of raw materials through public-private sector cooperation in developing the livestock feed industry. – Bernama, February 10, 2022