The Plantation and Commodities Ministry plans to expand Malaysia’s cocoa cultivation from 5,985ha to 10,000ha by 2030 to meet rising demand, said Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.<br /><br />He told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Aug 11) that dried cocoa bean prices have surged 141 per cent to RM24,274 per metric tonne from RM10,073 in 2023.<br /><br />In his reply to another supplementary question from Dr Halimah Ali (PN-Kapar) about KPK’s policy on the production of cocoa-based products such as chocolate,Chan said the ministry is promoting premium local cocoa as single-origin and fine-flavoured to boost cocoa-based product sales.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yrvnz837 <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
