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Malaysia’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country’s economy and is largely driven by robust tourism and consumer spending.

Infographic illustrates how modernizing retail outlets in Southeast Asia are providing U.S. food exporters access to young, urbanizing consumers.

Southeast Asia is a major market for U.S. agricultural products, ranking as the third-largest regional market in 2017, behind East Asia and North America.

Malaysia’s retail sector is forecast to spur consumer spending in retail food and beverage industry with the abolishment of Goods & Services Tax (GST) effective June 1, 2018.

For 2017/18, total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to increase to 4 million tons.

Palm oil production is forecast to marginally increase to 20.5 million tons in 2017/18 from 18.8 million tons in 2016/17.

This GAIN report serves as a quick reference for the U.S. dairy industry about Malaysia’s new registration requirements required for suppliers of dairy products to the Malaysian market....

With stiff competition from soybean and rapeseed oils, palm oil faced a tough year during MY2017/18.

This report is to update readers on the new JAKIM halal requirements for processing plants of “Animal based further products, milk and egg products.”

This is an update to Post’s standing FAIRS report, with an update on JAKIM halal requirements for “animal based further products, milk and eggs products”; and guidelines on implementation....

With per capita income of over $9,120 and a middle and upper class making up 50 percent of the population, Malaysia shows good potential for growth as a market for high value consumer products.

Malaysia has a dynamic hotel and restaurant industry. Changing lifestyles and growing middle class underpin demand.