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KOSAS-PINEAPPLES
KOSAS TO TAP MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPEAN MARKETS FOR PINEAPPLE PRODUCTS
By Wan Nor Azura Mior Abdul Aziz

BANTING, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Koperasi Serbaguna Anak-Anak Selangor Bhd
(KOSAS)is planning to market pineapple products to the Middle East, apart from
stepping up exports to Europe.
Its chairman Datuk Mohd Aini Taib said the multipurpose cooperative had
plans to export 80 containers of pineapple products to Europe.
"To date, the cooperative has successfully exported 15 containers worth
RM180 million to Europe", he told Bernama here today.
KOSAS has 800 hectares of land in Kuala Langat which is suitable for
pineapple cultivation.
"We have been encouraged to cultivate pineapples by the Selangor Agriculture
Department and through funding from Agro Bank", Mohd Aini said.
He said KOSAS was also planning to expand its hectarge under pineapple
cultivation to 200 hectares in Tanjung Sepat, Banting.
The produce from the harvest would cater for local needs and the export
market.
Mohd Aini said pineapples grown in the country were inadequate in meeting
local market demand as the industry suffered from an acute shortage of
workers.
As such, KOSAS was contemplating tapping the Indonesian market as a
processing centre for high quality pineapples. -- BERNAMA
WNA MR AS