Country’s imports of food products still high

A rice harvester in action at a padi field in Kampung Pada Telela in Perlis.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s food industry has gone through another year of trade deficits in 2022, as imports of food products far exceeded the country’s exports to other markets.

In 2022, the food trade deficit increased to RM31bil, on the back of RM75.6bil in imports and exports of RM44.6bil.