Agriculture and Food Security Deputy Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said the amount of stock available is sufficient to cover rice needs in both regions and peninsular Malaysia for up to five months. — Reuters picTAWAU, May 23 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has assured an adequate supply of rice in Sabah and Sarawak , ahead of the Kaamatan Festival and Gawai Day celebrations.
“Based on the current status of the country’s rice stock position, the total rice supply stock up to May 14, 2024, is 1,037,381 metric tonnes, covering 200,000 metric tonnes of government stockpile and 837,381 metric tonnes of trading stock. In the meantime, Arthur said that 111,478 metric tonnes of Imported White Rice were supplied to the market in Sabah, with subsidy of RM23.75 million per month, in line with the federal government’s efforts to provide a subsidy of RM950 per metric tonne on the BPI wholesale price from October 5 last year, to compensate supply and price of rice in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.
“In addition to increasing the paddy floor price in Sabah and Sarawak, from RM900 to RM1,300 per metric tonne, effective February 15, 2024,” he said.
Sarawak Rice Supply Kaamatan Festival 2024 Gawai Day Celebration Arthur Joseph Kurup Ministry Of Agriculture And Food Security
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