Pineapple exports to China to start this year

ULU TIRAM: Malaysia hopes to start exporting fresh pineapples to China by the end of the year.

The first shipment of the fruits to China was supposed to take place early last year but it could not proceed as no approval was given by the Chinese authorities, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.