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'Day by day': Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring
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People shop at a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 15, 2022. In Lebanon, where endemic corruption and political stalemate has crippled the economy, the World Food Program is increasingly providing people with cash assistance to purchase food, particularly after the devastating 2020 port blast that destroyed massive grain silos. - photo by AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
Soki Wu's food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favorite for its fresh, juicy “chicken rice," a national dish. But customers recently began complaining that his chicken didn't taste quite as good as it used to. Wu was forced to switch to frozen chicken after Malaysia banned exports last month of live broiler chickens that are more affordable and better tasting in a bid to offset rising local prices.