“Our MD2 pineapples are exported to more than 13 countries including Oman, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Singapore and South Korea. Kuwait and China are the latest on the list of countries that we export the pineapples to, and we are also in discussion with several European countries to export the fruit to them in the near future,” he said after visiting Kulim Pineapple Farm in Ulu Tiram here.
According to The Star, Malaysia will need at least another 3,000 ha of land to grow MD2 pineapples if it wants to be able to meet the demand of domestic and overseas markets. Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub said currently only 2,000 ha of land is in use for the purpose of growing pineapples, majority of which was in Johor.
