21.   He said poultry farmers in the various States were serious about the action and would meet in Kedah on Wednesday to finalise their action.

22.   He said the increase was made so that poultry farmers had room to breathe as production cost had gone up.

23.   It was attended by poultry farmers from Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Penang and Johor.

24.   Jaffri said poultry farmers were upset that the MTUC claimed they made huge profits but had actually been losing money.

25.   Likewise, poultry farmers face ever-increasing rates for chicken feed, causing prices to regularly go up.

26.   Meanwhile, low-interest loans are to be made available to poultry farmers struggling financially because of a slump in chicken sales.

27.   Mr Liu said local poultry farmers should not keep waterfowl and chickens on the same farm.

28.   Poultry farmers had asked for union dispensation to have chickens slaughtered because the fowl are growing too large and killing each other as the cages become cramped.

29.   Poultry farmers had blamed the high cost of imported feed due to the stronger US dollar.

30.   Poultry farmers need to keep hen houses heated and eggs refrigerated.