Record plantation commodity exports

MALAYSIA raked in RM113.3 billion from plantation commodity exports last year, the best ever performance, as global demand for vegetable oils, rubber and cocoa butter surpassed supply. To a certain extent, the higher demand was also fuelled by the weakening of the US dollar against the ringgit. "Last year's achievement was 24 per cent higher than 2009's RM91.16 billion. It also surpassed

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