PUTRAJAYA, Dec 16 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) has agreed to temporarily allow the import of chicken eggs from external sources and the decision to be reviewed when the domestic supply stabilises.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s export prices in October 2022 dropped slightly by 0.05 per cent from 149.8 points in the preceding month to 149.7 points, while the “import unit value index” showed a positive performance of 0.6 per cent to 133.2 points.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Malaysia’s trade remained sturdy in August 2022 with exports jumping 48.2 per cent to RM141.33 billion, the 13th successive month of double-digit growth, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Malaysia's export and import unit value index grew by 1.6 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively, in July 2022, compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur remained the top five exporting states in July 2022.

REUTERS, Aug 19 — Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Malaysia's external trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark for the first time in 2021, a 24.9 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y) versus a 3.3 per cent decrease in 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Inflation in developing economies, including Malaysia and Indonesia, is likely to return to more normal readings at a pace akin to those of developed economies.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia (DVS) and the Department of Livestock Development Thailand (DLD) have agreed to improve the technical procedures for importing cattle to meet the supply of sacrificial cattle in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — The National Farmers’ Organisation (Nafas) has started importing whole chickens from poultry producers with the first stockpile of 21 metric tonnes in one container set to arrive today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia’s export prices in April 2022 remained steady with an increase of 1.1 per cent to 143.0 points from 141.5 points in March 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

BRUSSELS, May 31 — European Union (EU) countries agreed late Monday to reduce the amount of oil purchased from Russia by 90 per cent by the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Malaysia's export and import unit value indices recorded steady month-on-month (m-o-m) growth of 4.7 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively in March 2022, leading the country's terms of trade to increase by 2.3 per cent m-o-m to 112.5 points, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's total trade recorded double-digit growth of 27.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2022 to reach a new high of RM236.6 billion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The ringgit snapped its five-day losing streak against the US dollar in the early trade today as the encouraging trade figures for February sparked risk appetite for the local currency, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia’s total trade for January 2022 surged 24.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM203.0 billion, with exports soaring 23.5 per cent to RM110.7 billion and imports climbing 26.4 per cent to RM92.3 billion.

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Jan 15 — Selangor has recorded the highest increase in export value in November last year thus becoming the major contributor to the country’s economic growth. The achievement was shared by Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari on Twitter today. “Selangor has...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — Port Klang handled a record-breaking container volume of 13.64 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) as of December 28, 2021, surpassing its 2019 record of 13.58 million TEUs despite the many challenges of Covid-19 as well as the spillover effects of container shortages, port congestions and most recently, adverse weather conditions.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The government’s move to import frozen chicken is a temporary measure to stabilise prices at the retail level, said Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 4 — The government has allowed companies to import frozen whole chicken from this month until February next year, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) today.