Poultry supply in Singapore not affected by bird flu outbreak in Brazil, supermarkets say
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Poultry supply remains stable despite Brazil reporting its first bird flu outbreak at a commercial farm last week, supermarkets in Singapore said on Tuesday (May 20). On Friday (May 16), Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outPoultry supply in Singapore not affected by bird flu outbreak in Brazil, supermarkets say
Poultry supply remains stable despite Brazil reporting its first bird flu outbreak at a commercial farm last week, supermarkets in Singapore said on Tuesday (May 20). On Friday (May 16), Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu in a commercial farm. A FairPrice Group spokesperson said the supermarket chain is currently not impacted by the the bird flu outbreak in Brazil and encouraged customers not to stockpile pork or poultry. The spokesperson added that it is exploring new partnerships and solutions to further diversify and strengthen its supply chain. Sheng Siong said its poultry supply remains stable. Besides Brazil, the supermarket chain said it also gets poultry from Denmark and Thailand, ensuring a diversified supply chain. Lee, who runs Chiang Heng Poultry in Bendemeer Market, told AsiaOne that supply is largely unaffected as she only imports fresh chicken from Malaysia. However, the chicken stall owner in her 60s said a few customers were hesitant to buy her products after hearing about the bird flu outbreak. Read more