Govt proposes RM1.4b five-year fund to boost replanting rates to ensure long-term productivity, export continuity

Domestic commercial manufacturing to headquarter in Tg Langsat, Johor

Approvals aim to address labour shortages, boost national productivity, output, says Chan

TAWAU, April 10 — The new tariff rates proposed by the United States (US) for 90 countries, including Malaysia, on April 2 are not expected to significantly impact the prices of the country’s export commodities, especially palm oil.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — A total of 4.89 million hectares (ha), or 86.47 per cent of palm oil cultivation areas in Malaysia, have received certification under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standard as of December 31, 2024, demonstrating Malaysia’s commitment to sustainability.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia and China will further strengthen collaboration in palm oil supply chains, technological innovation, and market expansion this year, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb — Malaysia exported 54,665 tonnes of palm oil and palm-based products worth RM288.23 million to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan in Central Asia in 2024, said Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The agri-commodity sector has contributed RM64.6 billion or around 5.3 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) from January to September 2024, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The closure of a few Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) offices abroad does not affect efforts to deal with the anti-palm oil campaign and the negative perception of the commodity in the international market, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has approved 3,599 hectares (ha) of land for oil palm replanting under the Oil Palm Smallholders Replanting Financing Incentive Programme (TSPKS 2.0) as of October.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The rubber glove industry is expected to contribute up to RM12.4 billion in export revenue this year, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, July 17 — Malaysia is seeking cooperation with China to establish a shared consensus during engagements with the European Union, particularly regarding the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

PETALING JAYA, June 6 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry is cautiously optimistic that Malaysia will be able to achieve a double-digit growth in rubber gloves export revenue this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Global pepper demand is projected to continue its upward trajectory in 2024 and 2025, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), via the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), had approved RM1.02 billion in funding for the Forest Plantation Development Programme (PPLH) until December 31, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) aims to expand the country’s total cocoa farming area to 10,000 hectares in five years from 5,985 hectares currently, said Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) congratulates Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and Datuk Chan Foong Hin on their appointments as the new Minister and Deputy Minister of the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), respectively.

TANJONG KARANG, Nov 15 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, via the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama), will supply 60,000 food kits to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) for victims of disasters, especially floods, nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Special Integrated Task Force on White Rice Operations Enforcement (Op BPT), launched in early October, has been extended until November 17.

ALOR SETAR, Oct 10 — Authorities confiscated 180 metric tonnes of local white rice hidden in a rice mill in Kedah worth an estimated RM405,000 during Op Beras Putih Tempatan (Op BPT) yesterday.