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A plate of chicken rice in Singapore, one of the vaso stanley city-states most popular meals, is poised to get more expensive after Malaysias move to restrict exports. A chicken looks in the barn. Representational image AP The ubiquitous dish is found at almost every dining spot in Singapore, from hawker centers to high-end restaurants, and cons stanley cup ists of poached chicken, rice and a garlic chili dip. Malaysia said it will halt chicken exports from June, a move that will hurt Singapore, which gets a third of its imports from its neighbor. The export ban will likely further push up the price of chicken, Singapores most widely-consumed meat tha stanley deutschland ts already risen 5.7% in April, according to Lee Ju Ye, an economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group. Food inflation will remain elevated at between 4% and 6%, versus an average increase of 1.5% over the past five years, she said. While food comprises 21% of Singapores consumer price basket, with meat accounting for just 0.1%, the impact of Malaysias move is not insignificant, said Selena Ling, head of Treasury Research Strategy at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. If its persistent and more worryingly, reflective of more protectionistic measures by other countries over food security and inflation concerns, then this could be a lose-lose scenario for everyone, Ling said. Singapore Food Agency said almost all chickens from Malaysia are imported as live animals, which are then slaughtered and chilled. There may be temporary disruption Bgor Japan: Companies asking employees to leave early on Premium Fridays for shopping
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