Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/04/2015 -- Malaysia's agribusiness is experiencing challenging times, as its most emblematic sector, the palm oil industry, is undermined by low prices and growing structural challenges. The cocoa sector is in an even worse position, as the country's grinding sector is facing stiff competition from Indonesia and lacklustre demand for cocoa globally.

The medium term outlook is brighter, amidst strong growth prospects in the poultry sector and opportunities for value added palm based oleochemical exports. Malaysia will have to remain ahead of its biggest competitor, Indonesia, in terms of product offering if it is to maintain its agribusiness sector afloat. As such, the next challenge for the country resides in the upcoming economic integration within the ASEAN region. The ASEAN Economic Community will present some opportunities, for example in terms of poultry exports. However, it also poses risks to the future of the sugar refining sector.

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Key Forecasts

Palm oil production growth to 2018/19: 8.0% to 21.8mn tonnes. Growth will be supported as companies replant mature estates and yields improve on the back of better technology.
Sugar consumption growth to 2019: 13.7% to 1.8mn tonnes. The dominance and continued expansionary activities of market players F&N, Permanis and Yeo Hiap Seng have fuelled considerable growth in the Malaysian soft drinks sector, a significant factor fuelling demand for sugar.
Cocoa consumption growth to 2019: -1.1% to 257,000 tonnes. Cocoa processing in Malaysia is on the decline, due to the drop in domestic cocoa bean supply and increased grinding competition from Indonesia which has emerged as a leading processed cocoa exporter at the expense of Malaysia.
2016 BMI universe agribusiness market value: USD31.79bn, up 6.6% y-o-y, forecast to grow by 5.9% annually from 2015 to 2019.
2016 real GDP growth: 4.5% (down from 4.7% expected in 2015, forecast to average 4.6% from 2015 to 2019).

The Malaysia Agribusiness Report features BMI Research's market assessment and independent forecasts for production, consumption and trade across core agricultural commodities.

BMI's Malaysia Agribusiness Report includes independent commodity price forecasting and analysis for key agricultural outputs, an overview of the agribusiness competitive landscape and a discussion of the downstream context of agricultural production in relation to country food consumption forecasts and composite food and beverage trade forecasts.

Key Benefits

-Use BMI's independent industry forecasts to test other views - a key input for successful planning in dynamic agribusiness markets.
-Apply BMI's medium-term commodity price analysis to assist with budgetary planning and the identification of investment opportunities and potential risks.
-Assess the activities and market position of your competitors, partners and clients.

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI?s key industry forecasts and views, highlighting recent changes and key risks to the industry outlook.

Industry SWOT Analysis

Analysis of the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within the wider agricultural industry.

BMI Supply & Demand Forecasts

Divided into sections based on various diverse sectors in the agriculture market, the chapter provides insight into each market?s agricultural industry, centred on sector forecasts to end-2019 for the consumption, production and trade of key commodities.

-Consumption Forecasts: Accompanied by a discussion of the main drivers of consumption growth: macroeconomic factors, food processing trends, price movements and increasingly, demand from the non-food sector.
-Production Forecasts: Examine the trends influencing BMI?s production outlook: global demand, price increases, public and private sector investment and agricultural efficiency improvements.
-Trade Forecasts: Accompanied by a discussion of the factors influencing a country?s trade in agricultural goods, including domestic demand, global prices and government trade policies.
-BMI?s Forecasts: Accompanied by a risks-to-outlook assessment, which examines potential factors that could affect our existing forecast picture and the likelihood of their occurrence.

BMI?s Commodity Price Analysis

Fundamental and technical analysis of the short- and medium-term price outlook for eight agricultural commodities based on globally recognised benchmarks.

Downstream Analysis

Analysis of headline food and drink forecasts, including total food consumption, per capita food consumption and total sector trade, which provide important downstream intelligence for primary agricultural producers.

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