Malaysia: Ministry to probe claim of Sarawak buying Kalimantan fresh fruit bunches from Indonesia

Published 2022년 7월 12일

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The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities in Malaysia will investigate allegations of oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) being sold in Sarawak, Indonesia. The Deputy Minister, Datuk Willie Mongin, has made it clear that no licenses for such imports have been issued and has threatened stern action if the claims are proven true. He also urged Sarawak oil palm farmers to remain patient as the current low commodity prices are a temporary setback, with expectations of the price reaching at least RM500 per tonne. Mongin also addressed the ongoing issue of palm oil dumping in the international market, caused by Indonesia's decision to increase exports.

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KUCHING (July 12): The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities will investigate an allegation that oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from Kalimantan, Indonesia are being sold in Sarawak. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said stern action would be taken if this really happened, as his ministry had not issued any licence to import FFB from other countries so far. Mongin, who is also Puncak Borneo member of parliament, was commenting on a video clip which had gone viral on social media, purportedly showing Indonesian farmers selling FFB to buyers in Sarawak. “We cannot compromise on this matter because it can disrupt the (income) of oil palm growers in our state,” he said in a press conference at his service centre at Senaruh Hill, Puncak Borneo Road, near here on Tuesday (July 12). He said if there were cases like this happening in Sarawak, it must be reported to the ministry through the Malaysian Palm Oil Board for follow-up ...

Source: Theedgemarkets