27-05-2025
Sarawak records 8.6 pct rise in palm oil FFB production this year
Dr Rundi holds up the text of his ministerial winding-up speech. – Photo by Roystein Emmor
KUCHING (May 27): Sarawak has produced 4.85 million tonnes of oil palm's Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB), marking an 8.6 per cent increase compared to 4.47 million tonnes in the same period last year, said Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom.
The Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister added that Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production also rose by 3.7 per cent to 0.91 million tonnes.
'However, the production of Crude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO) has recorded a 7.8 per cent decrease, from 86,530 metric tonnes to 79,762 metric tonnes,' he said during his ministerial winding-up speech at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting yesterday.
Dr Rundi highlighted that Sarawak's average FFB yield increased to 3.32 metric tonnes per hectare in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 3.08 metric tonnes in 2024.
He revealed that the Oil Extraction Rate (OER) from January to March 2025 recorded a declining trend, achieving 18.9 per cent, which is lower compared to 19.7 per cent during the same period in 2024.
'Similarly, the OER for CPKO declined from 45.8 per cent to 44.5 per cent during this period.
'The decline was primarily due to the adverse impact of heavy rain, flooding, and ongoing replanting programme,' he added. Dr Stephen Rundi Utom DUN sitting fresh fruit bunches oil palm
