Malaysia to review palm kernel cake export policy

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) will hold discussions with stakeholders to review its export policy on palm kernel cake (PKC) in favour of local broilers. Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said a lot of the commodity is exported to cater for the European cattle industry. “Past research has shown that feeding fermented PKC and high dietary fat to broilers can be a good substitute for the imported feed which almost all commercial chicken farms use today,” she said in a statement on Tuesday (May 31). Noting that one reason for soaring chicken prices is the high price of chicken feed, Zuraida said the MPIC will step up efforts to promote the use of palm kernel waste as animal feed to ensure that Malaysia has a sustainable supply of chickens in the long run. The ministry, she said, will also work with relevant agencies, government-linked companies and state governments to urgently look into how it can quickly ensure the availability ...