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For this current financial year,
utmost attention would be placed
on improving drainage and soil
conditions of the affected fields as
well as to improve the monitoring
and surveillance on pest and disease
incidence to ensure healthy growth
of oil palms at all stages which in turn
would improve crop yields. On this
note, management has initiated field
trials with treatments that could help
reduce or overcome the incidence
of frond desiccation at susceptible
areas. Rain gauges have been installed
at several locations to collect data
about rainfall. The data collected
can provide point observations of
precipitation of each location and help
us predict potential flood conditions
thereat in the future. Focus will also
be given towards strengthening the
estate’s operational efficiency through
mechanisation especially in harvesting
and collecting FFB in areas. The bin
system adopted last year has yielded
positive results in ensuring that the
quality of the crops are preserved and
to some extent have helped reduce
reliance on manual labour.
Ladang Kota Tinggi, Ladang Ayer
Baloi and Ladang Ayer Hitam, Johor
As at 31 March 2020, the mature areas
of our 3 Johor estates have expanded
to 1,016 hectares from 981 hectares.
FFB production amounted to 18,708
MT, a slight decrease from the 18,427
MT achieved last year, while average
yield per mature hectare was 20.18 MT
compared to 20.56 MT recorded last
year. Ladang Ayer Hitam was the best
performer, having achieved average
yields of 25.68 MT per mature hectare.
For this current financial year, the
estates will continue to place emphasis
on improving the estates’ productivity
and operational efficiencies by
adopting mechanisation for certain
targeted processes as the shortage of
workers continue to be a challenge for
the estates.
Pineapple
144 hectares or 356 acres were cultivated and harvested with pineapple
at our estates in Johor during the year. Pineapples have a growing cycle
of between 15-18 months, and require re-cultivation after 1 or 2 harvests.
Pineapple production in FYE2020 amounted to 3,003 MT compared to the
3,698 MT produced last year. 3 types of pineapple cultivars are grown at our
estates – Josapine, MD2 and N36. 68.1% of pineapples cultivated during the
year were of the Josapine variant.
We have mechanized our plastic mulching and fetiliser applications which
are utilized during the land preparation exercises. This allows for greater
efficiency of labour and fertilizer use.
3.55 FYE2019
2.99 FYE2020
Pineapple Segment
Revenue
(RM Million)
Pineapple Production
(MT)
391
659
N36
566
394
MD2
2,046
2,645
JOSA
FYE2020
FYE2019
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