Replanting, consolidation planters’ key focus

The plantation sector will also remain saddled with ongoing issues such as low yield, ageing trees, declining planted area and high unit cost, Maybank IB Research said.

PETALING JAYA: Disciplined replanting with higher yielding seeds, mechanisation and more consolidation such as merger and acquisition (M&A) will stay as the plantation industry’s key focus in the years to come, says Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) Research.

The sector will also remain saddled with ongoing issues such as low yield, ageing trees, declining planted area and high unit cost, it noted