THE recent shortage of chicken egg supply in several areas in the country is only temporary, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry secretary-general Azman Mohd Yusof. 

He said the problem had been successfully resolved in a short time as a result of cooperation with the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry. 

He added that technical problems such as slow delivery and orders that were not made on time were identified as the main causes of the problem. 

“It is true that recently there was a shortage of chicken eggs in several areas such as Langkawi, Hulu Terengganu and Jerantut, but our law enforcers immediately went to investigate after receiving theinformation. 

“Problems have been successfully resolved as quickly as possible. For example, if there was a complaint of a shortage of eggs in the morning, the supply was back in the afternoon,” he said after inspecting the Keluarga Malaysia Cheap Sale Programme in Seberang Takir in Kuala Nerus today. 

Also present was the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Terengganu chapter director Saharuddin Mohd Kia.

In another development, Azman said the implementation of the cheap sale programme in 2,000 locations nationwide has benefited 3.4 million low-income people.

He said it helps to some extent to ease the burden of people who are affected by the increase in prices of goods and the cost of living. 

“As of July 31, the programme recorded RM63 million in sales nationwide, and in Terengganu alone, as of September 18, RM2.5 million in sales was recorded. 

“I was also informed that each state constituency in Terengganu has been allocated RM25,000 per month to implement the cheap sale programme twice a month for the August 15 to December period,” he said. – Bernama, September 25, 2022.