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The planned rollout of 10 percent biodiesel blend (B10), initially scheduled on July 1, 2016, and deferred to January 1, 2017, has been postponed indefinitely.

There have not been any significant developments since last year’s 2016 report....

The Government of Malaysia (GOM) decision not to extend the amnesty program for undocumented illegal foreign workers beyond July 1, 2017 saw the industry facing an acute shortage of manual labor.

U.S Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) has a potential growth market in Malaysia as corn and soybean meal become more expensive....

For 2017/18, domestic consumption for the domestic spinning industry is forecast at 55,000 tons slightly higher than 2016/17 forecast at 54,430 tons....

Palm oil production is expected to increase from 17.7 million tons in 2015/16 to 19.4 million tons in 2016/17 and to 21 million tons in 2017/18 due to palm trees recovering from tree stress....

Read how the USDA Borlaug Fellowship Program supported research to fight devastating disease and insects in the production of Malaysian cocoa.

On March 16, FAS Kuala Lumpur paid a visit to Port Klang to witness discharge of U.S. corn from a Panamax cargo of 68,100 tons.

For 2016/17 total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to drop to 3.8 million tons.Even so, U.S. exports of corn are likely to increase to 150,000 tons....

There are no significant changes to report from the previous submission.

This is an update to Post’s standing FAIRS report, with a few changes from last year including new regulations regarding alcoholic beverages; distilled dried grain with solubles (DDGSs) and Corn...

Malaysia has a dynamic hotel and restaurant industry. Changing lifestyles and growing middle class underpin demand.