PONTIAN (April 24): Indonesia’s move to ban exports of its palm oil starting Thursday next week is expected to have a massive impact on the global edible oils and fats market.
The Monsoon Season Aid of RM300 a month will be paid to rubber smallholders and tappers registered with the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) next month
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Plantation Industries and Commodities deputy minister, Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng, said for the rubber sector, the government was providing subsidies so that the price was not lower than the floor (farm-gate) price of RM2.50 per kilogram. Reuters pic
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PONTIAN, March 6 The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry will seek the best ways to ensure the incomes of industry players such as rubber and oil palm smallholders are not affected amid the current hot season.
Its deputy minister, Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng, said this was necessary given that the commodity industry was a major source of income for the country.