Malaysia’s sugar cane industry to be developed to meet its sugar demand
Sugar
Sugarcane
Vegetables
Malaysia
Published Mar 15, 2023
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Malaysia’s sugar cane industry will be developed to help meet the nation’s demand for sugar, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. He said that currently, the country is entirely dependent on importing raw sugar from Brazil following the closure of the sugar cane plantation in Chuping, Perlis, in 2012.
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KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): He said the government is currently identifying land parcels of up to 405ha in North Perak for this purpose. “All (100%) of the country’s raw sugar is being imported, and when there are price increases or issues with currency and oil (prices), freight costs will be high. “Therefore, the is a need for us to plant sugar cane, and the government will arrange for the [logistics] chain to ensure planters will have ready buyers,” he said during the winding up debate on the Supply Bill 2023 at the committee level for the Economy Ministry in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (March 14). Malaysia’s sugar demand ...
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