The vulnerability of Singapore with respect to chicken imports was demonstrated by the ban on exports imposed by Malaysia as a result of avian influenza. Recently the Department of Veterinary Services of Malaysia announced that specialty chickens including free-range and further-processed products could be exported but the ban was still in place for conventional broilers.
The Singapore Food Agency will import broilers from Indonesia subject to documentary evaluation and on-site inspections of production facilities. Singapore is currently importing both poultry meat and eggs from Spain, France, Canada and the U.K.