Malaysia says it will cut the export of chickens from the start of June because of shortages in the country.
Elsewhere in Asia, India has banned wheat exports, while Indonesia blocked overseas sales of palm oil.
It comes as the world faces the worst food crisis in decades following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
One agriculture expert has highlighted concerns about the potential rise of food nationalism by governments in the region.
Malaysian shoppers have seen chicken prices surge in recent months, while some retailers have put limits on how much of the meat customers can buy.
On Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the South East Asian country will stop exporting as many as 3.6m chickens every month “until domestic prices and production stabilise”.
-BBC-
