A worker unloads palm oil fruit bunches from a lorry inside a palm oil mill in Bahau January 30, 2019. — Reuters pic
Its secretary-general, Datuk Dr Tan Yew Chong said the low price is not the first challenge faced by country, instead it is a short-term issue as commodity prices constantly fluctuates. “One of them is to expand our global markets. Each time we have a promotion and trade mission, we look for ways to increase the sale of our palm oil and palm-based products,” he told reporters after a briefing on the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil certification and dialogue with smallholders in Bukit Pelandok, near here today.
“Currently, Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim is leading a commodity and palm oil promotion delegation to several countries in Europe. At end-May, she will be going to China to promote palm oil and other Malaysian commodities,” Tan said.
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