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Malaysia relies on imports to satisfy local demand for grain commodities including rice, corn, and wheat.

Post forecasts that consumption and imports of corn, wheat and rice in Malaysia will slightly increase in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24, in line with population growth and normalization of the market.

Post forecasts that consumption of corn and wheat in Malaysia will marginally increase in Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23, assuming an eventual stabilization of commodity prices following the disruption caused by the crisis in Ukraine.

Post forecasts that consumption of corn and wheat in Malaysia will gradually rebound in marketing year 2021/22 with rice consumption slightly down as consumers return to eating outside the home.

South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

Post expects MY 2020/21 corn imports to reach 4.08 million metric tons (MT) due to steadily growing demand for poultry feed. MY 2020/21 wheat imports are expected to increase only slightly...

Post expects MY 2019/20 corn imports to reach 4.15 million metric tons (MT), up 4 percent from the previous year, due to steadily growing demand for poultry feed.

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

U.S Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) has a potential growth market in Malaysia as corn and soybean meal become more expensive....

On March 16, FAS Kuala Lumpur paid a visit to Port Klang to witness discharge of U.S. corn from a Panamax cargo of 68,100 tons.

For 2016/17 total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to drop to 3.8 million tons.Even so, U.S. exports of corn are likely to increase to 150,000 tons....

There are no significant changes to report from the previous submission.