PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — Small-and-medium-scale chicken breeders are allowed to take advance payments of chicken price subsidy as one of the ways to ensure the supply of chicken in the market remains stable, Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, June 23 — The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi) will be monitoring the production of chicken at the farm level to ensure there is no disruption in the supply of poultry that could lead to a spike in price.