TELUK INTAN, Aug 30 — Malaysia’s cocoa export earnings reached RM9.69 billion in the first half of this year (1H 2025), driven by strong overseas demand and encouraging product prices, said Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB) director-general Datuk Ramle Kasin.
The main importing countries included the United States, Singapore, Japan, and Indonesia.
“We expect export revenue to reach up to RM15 billion by the end of this year,” he told the press after officiating the closing of the third series of the ‘Super Koko Trainee Course Programme’ for the Peninsular Region today.
Ramle added that nearly 100 participants from the indigenous community in Peninsular Malaysia have been involved in cocoa cultivation so far.
“Their participation is consistent with their culture and way of life, and they are among the contributors to relatively high cocoa production.
“MCB also provides various incentives and assistance to the indigenous community, such as fertilisers, pesticides, and training courses on cocoa cultivation,” he said.
Earlier, in his speech, Ramle said the average price of dry cocoa beans rose 141 per cent to RM24,274 per tonne last year, compared with RM10,073 the previous year.
At the same time, he noted that international demand for high-quality cocoa continues to grow.
“This development opens up new opportunities for Malaysia to reassess cocoa’s potential as one of the country’s strategic commodities,” Ramle said.
