KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 —The Malaysian ringgit and Indonesia’s rupiah are expected to be outperformers in the region in 2024 “on a relative basis,” benefitting most from monetary policy divergence, said Standard Chartered (StanChart).

KUCHING Dec 7 — A total of RM9.5 million allocation will be channelled as agricultural input assistance involving 3,295 cocoa farmers in the country starting from January next year through the Budget 2024, Malaysian Cocoa Board (LKM) director-general Datuk Dr Ramle Kasin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) via the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) will continue to strive to increase the income of rubber smallholders by implementing various incentives.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today launched the Sawit Intelligent Management System (SIMS) which is designed to facilitate transactional data management along the palm oil supply chain.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) rebounded 0.2 per cent in September 2023 against a contraction of 2.2 per cent in August 2023 contributed by all sectors except the manufacturing sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has launched a new model of the Latex Production Incentive pilot project (IPL) and the Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber pilot project (MSNR) to increase the country’s latex production.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The government should rely on market forces to determine the prices of essential commodities like chicken and eggs instead of implementing fixed ceiling prices, said Titiwangsa MP Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. He pointed out that producers often...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has submitted seven proposals to strengthen and ensure the sustainability of agriculture industries for the Finance Ministry’s consideration for Budget 2024, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The country’s palm oil industry is encouraged to explore and expand into niche markets to capture higher market value and targeted coverage.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production, which measures prices of goods at the factory gate, declined further to — 2.9 per cent in March 2023 as against — 0.8 per cent in February 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production, which measures prices of goods at factory gate, shrank 0.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in February 2023 against a 1.3 per cent growth in January 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production increased 12.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in November 2021 as opposed to a decline of 3.0 per cent in the same month last year, mainly due to the surging cost of raw materials, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production surged 13.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in October 2021 to hit a new record high, mainly due to higher commodity prices, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) will focus on the pepper, cocoa and kenaf commodity sectors this year other than palm oil and rubber.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The ringgit turned lower after a six-day winning streak as profit-taking emerged and oil prices dipped.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The ringgit extended gains against the US dollar to end higher today, benefiting from the continued recovery of global oil prices as well a bearish outlook on the greenback, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) is urging industry associations to ensure that commodity and plantation-related companies always look after the welfare of their workers.