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Live chicken supply

In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said today (September 29) that at the end of the buyout scheme for the live poultry trade on September 24, only 131 retailers decided to remain in the business.

There was also an overnight stocking of several thousand live chickens on average in wholesale market in the past three months.

"The Government had therefore decided to reduce the number of daily supply of live chickens to 10,000 starting from September 25 in accordance with the projected retail capacity.

"Since then, no shortage of live chickens was found at retail level in general. There is still overnight stocking of live chickens in wholesale market. It is therefore believed that the current daily supply of live chickens can meet market demand," the spokesman said.

Besides, the supply of chilled and frozen chickens is sufficient. The public are found consuming more chilled and frozen chickens, as reflected in the rising trend in the market share of these two kinds of chickens.


Ends/Monday, September 29, 2008
Issued at HKT 21:20

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