1,000 tonnes of the stockpile will be allocated to Sabah and Labuan and the remaining 1,000 tonnes will go to Sarawak.
: The government will establish a stockpile of 2,000 tonnes of refined white sugar for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan in stages beginning May 1, to ensure a stable supply of the commodity in those regions, said Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
“These manufacturers are only located in Peninsular Malaysia, so items like sugar require specific measures. That’s why the ministry submitted a proposal to the federal Cabinet to establish a stockpile to ensure a consistent supply. Also present were Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Kawang state assemblyman Datuk Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar.
“We import raw sugar from abroad, and the challenge we face is that we do not produce raw sugar on a large scale in Malaysia, and there are no manufacturers processing raw sugar in Sabah or Sarawak,” he said. “The raw sugar we import is far more expensive than the actual price of refined sugar, which is RM3.85 per kilogramme – RM1 higher than the controlled price. The special government incentive given to manufacturers is to maintain the price ceiling,” he said.
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