Krisis Nasi Ayam di Singapura

mojarean_X

Cooked chicken at a popular stall in Singapore.

Singapore (CNN)Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore.

"Whenever our government would clash with Malaysia's, we were told that there would be no more meat or fish or vegetables coming in from Malaysia to feed our families. Water would also be cut off," he said.
Now in his 50s, the chicken seller who runs a stall with his wife at a wet market in the Bedok South district feels like history is repeating itself.

For decades, Singapore, a rich but land-poor island nation, has relied on its closest neighbor Malaysia for a third of its poultry imports. Every month, about 3.6 million mostly live chickens are exported to Singapore, then slaughtered and chilled.
But Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob last week announced drastic measures: his country would ban live chicken exports to Singapore from June in an effort to tackle a domestic shortage that has sent prices soaring.
The ban is expected to hit Singaporeans hard, not least because the city-state's de facto national dish is chicken-rice -- and aficionados say replacing fresh meat with frozen simply won't do.

And while the Singapore government has given assurances there will still be more than enough chicken to go around, traders say poultry prices are bound to rise sharply. Currently, traders pay $3 for a whole chicken, but they expect prices to surge as stocks dwindle and that price could soon increase to $4-5 per bird.
"Every pinch hurts," Jalehar said. "Suppliers are telling us to prepare for higher prices. One chicken now might cost a dollar more, but where will I get the extra money I need to buy 100 birds for sale? Will my customers also accept the costs?"


Chicken seller Mohammad Jalehar and his wife at their market stall in Singapore.


The "chicken-rice crisis," as it has been dubbed, is just the latest sign of the food shortages that are being felt across the world. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Covid-related supply-chain problems and extreme weather are all contributing to the shortages and forcing prices higher.
In the United States, Asia and Africa, potato shortages have caused fast food restaurants to run out of products like french fries and chips.
In Malaysia, the rising cost of feed has sent chicken prices soaring in recent months and retailers have rationed sales in response.
With the last live chickens from Malaysia arriving in Singapore for slaughter on Tuesday, the city-state is now bracing for its own shortage, which could drag on for months.

Chicken sellers in Singapore said customers were this week trying to get ahead of the looming ban by buying in bulk, but the sellers faced shortages while trying to replenish their stock.

Elderly chicken seller Ah Ho and his son Thomas, 58, said the price of chicken had already been high for quite some time. "The business of selling chicken has been on the brink for months so it hasn't been anything new for us," Ho said.
Their chicken stall had run out of stock, with even less popular items such as gizzards having sold out. "Our fate is now in the hands of suppliers and how much they want to jack up prices to turn profits," Thomas said.
For the father and son, who have been in the business for more than three decades, survival has always been hard -- but now it is about to get harder.
"Nobody knows what's going to come in the next month or so, or how long this shortage will go on but with the way that it's looking, it might finally be time for us to throw in the towel and close shop," Thomas said.
'Chicken-rice crisis'
Fears of a chicken shortage were also evident in the countless snaking queues that formed at chicken-rice stalls across Singapore.

Owners of Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, one of the island's most popular eateries, have said that while they will continue serving chicken-rice, they will stop serving other chicken dishes if they cannot secure fresh meat.
At the Katong Mei Wei Boneless Chicken Rice stall, another popular destination for the island's foodies, loyal patrons like Lucielle Tan were getting their chicken fix ahead of the ban.
"Have to enjoy it while we can for as long as supplies last," Tan said


Chicken-rice seller Madam Tong prepares a dish for a customer.

While a short-term solution could be to import more frozen chicken from countries like Thailand and Brazil, for legions of chicken-rice sellers across the island it simply isn't an option.
"Frozen chicken? You expect us to cook chicken-rice using frozen chicken? It will not taste good," hawker Madam Tong said with a laugh.
"If that's the case and you're happy with that kind of quality, you might as well go to Malaysia and eat chicken-rice there lah."

ifanonline

minum lah air NEWater tu...

ifanonline

dulu ada sorang forumer @kak_sue mana pergi warga singaporn sorang ni?

dua_chzy

"Frozen chicken? You expect us to cook chicken-rice using frozen chicken? It will not taste good," hawker Madam Tong said with a laugh.
"If that's the case and you're happy with that kind of quality, you might as well go to Malaysia and eat chicken-rice there lah."

Eh celaka punya Madam Tong. Sempat ko menganjing tanahair Malaysia yach?

prettyuglybabe

nak kata nasi ayam malaysia tak sedap ke?
punya eksyen nyonya tu..

Artemesiaa

Tak suka frozen chicken konon esok2 dah betul2 terputus bekalan benda tu juga dia hadap

mojarean_X

xy_daen

Ternak ayam sendiri la bahalol

dua_chzy

mojarean_X replied at 2-6-2022 07:11 AM

Ini takda beda dengan apa yang ko boleh dapat di Malaysia cuma unker ini lucky dapat Michellin star sajork.

AbukRokok

sinkapore patut jadi tapak ujian sayur dan daging sintetik lab grown food

AbukRokok

dua_chzy replied at 2-6-2022 02:53 PM
Eh celaka punya Madam Tong. Sempat ko menganjing tanahair Malaysia yach?

selayaknyalah dikenakan sekatan ayam
duit byk ngendeng kat indon.. indon pun into food protectionism

sharlenetexas

AbukRokok replied at 2-6-2022 03:17 PM
sinkapore patut jadi tapak ujian sayur dan daging sintetik lab grown food

Print daging banyak2.

kam3n

Kawan2 cina sini majoriti cakap makanan singapore tak sedap. Harap biar lama sikit banned export ayam tu

Tinot7

Haiyoo madam ting tong.. dun bite the hand that feeds u larr..

Mary_jane

Jadi kita kena ikat perut tak makan ayam ke, semata nak bagi ummah singapore makan? Cuba selang seli dengan pork, daging. Tak pun makan lah daging experiment korang tu.

ifanonline

ada forumer singapura-pura tak dlm ni, mari kita berdiskusi

tripleid

“Kerajaan tak banyak pilihan, kerajaan akan kembalikan cukai GST bagi menangani kos sara hidup rakyat” - PM

BN Menang, Rakyat Senang !!

#PadanMuka

Nnoor2

ifanonline replied at 2-6-2022 02:52 PM
dulu ada sorang forumer @kak_sue mana pergi warga singaporn sorang ni?

Eh yela...dulu ko suka usik kak.sue..rasanya nasa tu umur kak sue dah 56tahun kan ...moga beliau sihat hendaknya tambah2 dari wabak covid ....

xy_daen

Belum BN mutlak pegang kerajaan dah mencanak harga barang naik...rasain

tungkai

Chicken rice diorg ni yg terpaling hokeh...Boleh bawak gaduh