Minister: Export of coconuts, coconut products netted RM974m in 2018
Salahuddin said Malaysia still had to import 192,800 tonnes of mature coconuts valued at RM96.4 million last year to meet domestic needs. — Malay Mail pic
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub, who disclosed this after officiating a “Gerak Kerja Tanam Kelapa” programme in Kampung Siliau here today, said, meanwhile, the ministry reduced the import quota for coconuts by 38 per cent to enable local produce to compete with imports .
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