Malaysian palm oil penetrates new markets with greater global acceptance, says Minister Datuk Zuraida

Published 2022년 9월 14일

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Malaysia's palm oil has found a new market in Estonia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, with significant imports from January to July 2022. The country's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, welcomes this development, highlighting it as a response to marketing efforts and Western propaganda. Despite the conflict in Ukraine disrupting sunflower and rapeseed oil supplies, this is just the beginning, with long-term goals set for expanding in the European Union and other non-traditional export markets. The positive feedback received underscores the quality and versatility of Malaysian palm oil, with its high productivity and availability throughout the year, finding use in both food and non-food sectors.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil successfully penetrated the new global market, especially in three countries, namely, Estonia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, which have started buying the commodity in recent months. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said from January to July this year, Estonia imported 2,501 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil worth RM20.22 million, the Czech Republic imported 95 tonnes worth RM0.88 million and Hungary imported 853 tonnes worth RM6.73 million. He said this proves that the country's main commodity is getting higher international recognition and acceptance, in line with the goal of the "Global Movement to Fight for the Goodness of Palm Oil" campaign. "I welcome this situation after seeing the aggressive efforts made by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (KPPK) to market the country's palm oil at the global level, as well as countering the myths played by certain parties and Western propaganda. ...

Source: Astroawani