{"id":7678,"date":"2023-09-06T10:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/?p=7678"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:03:38","slug":"let-sabah-handle-its-rice-imports-instead-of-bernas-says-dcm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/let-sabah-handle-its-rice-imports-instead-of-bernas-says-dcm\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Sabah handle its rice imports instead of Bernas, says DCM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jeffrey Kitingan says the price hike for imported white rice will greatly affect households in the state, particularly low-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-1024x626.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-1024x626.png 1024w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-600x367.png 600w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PETALING JAYA: Sabah should handle its own rice imports instead of Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas), says deputy chief minister Jeffrey Kitingan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Bernas\u2019s price hike for imported white rice, Kitingan said the state\u2019s social landscape calls for a more Sabah-tailored approach in managing rice imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe time has come for Sabah to break free from the constraints of a single-entity monopoly that has long shaped our local market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe this change could stimulate competition and lead to more stable, and perhaps lower, rice prices for consumers in Sabah,\u201d The Borneo Post quoted Kitingan, who is also the state agriculture and fisheries minister, as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Friday, Bernas announced that the price of imported white rice has been raised to RM3,200 per metric tonne from the previous RM2,350.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said it had been absorbing price increases of imported rice for the past few years, but had to raise it to ensure long-term viability for businesses within the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitingan said such a significant price hike will drastically impact the expenditure of Sabahan households, particularly low-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said Bernas\u2019s profits must not come at the expense of the basic needs of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitingan also said his ministry is working to reduce Sabah\u2019s reliance on imported rice by implementing numerous projects under the state government\u2019s Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAgriculture forms one of the three main pillars of the SMJ initiative. We intend to increase Sabah\u2019s self-sufficiency level for rice production to at least 60% by 2030,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the public to be patient as the ministry is working \u201csteadfastly\u201d on the transformative agricultural projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are not merely addressing the immediate crisis, we are building a more resilient, self-sufficient Sabah,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the agriculture and food security ministry, Sabah imported a total of 290,000 tonnes of rice, including reserves, in 2021, while its local rice production amounted to just 22,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Kitingan says the price hike for imported white rice will greatly affect households in the state, particularly low-income families. PETALING JAYA: Sabah should handle its own rice imports instead of Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas), says deputy chief minister Jeffrey Kitingan. 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