Less income for Sabah from palm oil sector

With gratitude: Hajiji (centre) receiving a memento from Mohd Daud after chairing the GLC’s board of directors’ meeting.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to earn less from the palm oil sector for the second half of this year due to increasing labour costs as well as volatile crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the industry was facing tough times because of the rise in wages as well as higher fertiliser and operating costs.