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PUTRAJAYA, April 14 (Bernama) -- As the powerhouse in the global commodities market, with palm oil, rubber, timber, cocoa and pepper driving its economy, Malaysia is focused on streamlining trade to foster trust between trading partners to strengthen trade and market development.
PUTRAJAYA, April 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will invite Thailand, the world’s third-largest palm oil producer, to join the Forestry, Agriculture, Commodity and Trade (FACT) Dialogue Partners to strengthen collaboration among producing countries.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production rose by 18.7 per cent to 36,005 tonnes in February 2025, up from 30,342 tonnes in January 2025, according to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM).
By Nurul Hanis Izmir
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to take centre stage in advancing sustainable and inclusive trade practices as it co-hosts the Forest, Agriculture, Commodity and Trade (FACT) Forum for the first time, with a strong focus on smallholders and sustainable certification, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in collaboration with the Sustainable Oil Palm Growers Cooperative (KPSM) Sugut Paitan, Sabah, has introduced a pilot project under the Excavator Grant Scheme to help smallholders boost productivity.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- CIMB Bank Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wild Asia Sdn Bhd to drive the transition toward more sustainable practices in the palm oil sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the culture of establishing companies and maintaining unprofitable companies must stop immediately.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell by 20.8 per cent to 30,342 tonnes in January 2025, compared to 38,299 tonnes in December 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has announced that the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) is inactive in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak in February, and therefore, no payments will be made for this month.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) currently has no plans to raise the Activation Price Level (PHP) for the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) beyond RM3 per kilogramme (Kg).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities expects the RM100 million assistance for the palm oil replanting programme to be fully utilised by smallholders by June this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Feb (Bernama) -- Malaysia has produced 386,512 tonnes of natural rubber in 2024, comprising 367,238 tonnes of dry rubber and 19,274 tonnes of latex rubber, said Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities Chan Foong Hin.
