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At present, Malaysian plantations are experiencing the worst labor shortage in history, and a large number of fruits in palm plantations have not been picked. Some market participants said that Malaysia's palm oil production may be further reduced this year.
Safi is the owner of a palm plantation in Malaysia, and it is palm fruit harvesting season, while there is only one worker in his plantation to harvest.
Mohand Shafi, Malaysian palm plantation owner: In terms of production, currently we can harvest 200-250 tons of palms per time, and if we have more workers, we can harvest 300 tons or more at a time. Therefore, about 50 tons will be lost per harvest.
According to Reuters, more than 80 percent of workers in Malaysia's palm plantation come from overseas. Malaysia had been experiencing a long period of manpower shortages long before the outbreak. From January to April this year, the number of applications for online renewal of foreign workers and the number of applications for "temporary work permits" for foreign workers in Malaysia fell by more than 30% compared with the same period in previous years. The problem of the plantation labour gap has been further exacerbated.
Last week the Malaysian Palm Oil Council cut its Malaysian palm oil production forecast by 300,000 tonnes this year, from 18.9 million tonnes to 18.6 million tonnes.
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(Edited by Sun Yonghui)