Malaysia eyes new markets for palm oil amid US tariff concerns


KOTA KINABALU: The import tariff imposed by the United States on Malaysia will not greatly affect the country’s commodity economy, specifically in the palm oil industry.

Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin said that Malaysia only exports a small volume of palm oil products (1% of the total export value) to the US.

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