Lower pepper production expected this year


Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) director-general Stanley Liew anticipates the country’s 2020 production volume to fall to about 30,000 tonnes from between the 34,000 and 35,000 tonnes a year recorded previously.

KUCHING: Malaysia’s pepper production is expected to drop by between 10% and 20% this year due mainly to poor farm maintenance.

Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) director-general Stanley Liew anticipates the country’s 2020 production volume to fall to about 30,000 tonnes from between the 34,000 and 35,000 tonnes a year recorded previously.

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