Ms Elaine Heng, FairPrice Group's deputy group chief executive officer, was speaking during a visit yesterday to the company's Fresh Food Distribution Centre in Upper Thomson Road.
Over the last few days, several wet markets and supermarkets saw their shelves cleared of fresh chicken as consumers rushed to stock up on the meat.
This followed an announcement by Malaysia on Monday that it would halt the export of up to 3.6 million chickens a month from June 1, until domestic prices and production stabilise.
Asked by The Straits Times if FairPrice had any plans to limit the quantity of chicken or other protein products that customers can purchase, Ms Heng, who is also FairPrice's CEO for retail business, said the group is still observing the situation.
"At the current moment, what we've seen is that we're still able to replenish, and with the options of chilled and frozen (chicken)," she said.
But she added: "When the need arises, we will potentially consider this."
This story is from the May 27, 2022 edition of The Straits Times.
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