Challenges facing the palm oil industry


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to overcome many challenges to enable the country's palm oil industry to thrive, said Oil World executive director Thomas Mielke.

He said there was a lack of oil palm replanting, deteriorating tree age profile, labour shortage and acreage limitation for new planters, all of which prevented palm oil yields from reaching full potential.

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