https://opiej.mpob.gov.my Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:40:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/production-cost-of-palm-oil-in-malaysia/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:40:44 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=257 Read more]]> The Malaysian oil palm industry is facing rising production cost which is partly due to a stagnation in productivity. This affects business profitability, especially during those times when prices of palm oil are low. A low replanting rate has contributed to an age profile featuring the existence of more old palms which are less productive. There will be larger areas of old palms in the near term if the current low replanting rate continues, and will result in pushing production cost to a higher level. The article provides an overview of the need to monitor production cost dynamics to mitigate further cost increases. In particular, these include, among others, the prospects of using clonal materials during replanting, addressing the skyrocketing cost of fertilizer application, the approach towards integrated pest and disease management, and the prospects of precision agriculture, good agricultural practices, etc.

]]> https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/market-evaluation-of-phosphate-fertilizers-from-various-sources-for-matured-oil-palm-in-malaysia/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 04:41:40 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=180 Read more]]> Fertilizers are one of the most important inputs in the production of palm oil. Their use is dependent on the price of palm oil (PO), the higher the price the more the fertilizers used. P fertilizers significantly increased fresh fruit bunches (FFB) yield and the rates to be used will depend on the costs and benefits afforded by them. This study determines the costs and benefits of utilizing various sources of phosphate fertilizers through partial budgeting and dominance analysis for gross return (GR), total variable cost (TVC), marginal rate of net return (MRNR), net return (NR) and return on investment (ROI).

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