{"topic_id":"gain_my2025-0009_malaysia","category":"intl-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: gain_my2025-0009_malaysia\ncategory: USDA-GAIN-INTL\ntitle: Exporter Guide Annual - Malaysia (MY2025-0009)\nlang: en\nsource: USDA GAIN MY2025-0009 (2025)\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 2333\nextra: {\"country\": \"Malaysia\", \"report_id\": \"MY2025-0009\", \"report_date\": \"2025\"}\n---\n\n# Exporter Guide Annual - Malaysia\n\n**Report Number:** MY2025-0009\n**Date:** 2025\n**Country:** Malaysia\n\n## Report Highlights\n\nRequired Report: Required - Public Distribution\n\nDate: July 03, 2025\nReport Number:\n\nMY2025-0009\n\nReport Name: Exporter Guide Annual\nCountry: Malaysia\nPost: Kuala Lumpur\nReport Category: Exporter Guide\n\nPrepared By:\n\nKatherine Mcbride\n\nApproved By: Katherine Mcbride\nReport Highlights:\nThe Malaysian food and beverage sector growth continues on a strong food processing sector and an\nincrease in tourism fueling the HRI sector. While halal certification is mandatory or strongly required\nfor most foods, there are ample prospects for market share growth in the halal product space. Malaysia’s\ntotal agricultural and related product imports in 2024 reached $25 billion USD, the United States has a\nmarket share of four percent.\n\nTHIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY\nSTATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY\n\nExecutive Summary:\nMalaysia is an upper middle-income country and in\n2023, Malaysia’s GDP declined slightly to $400\nbillion. Malaysia has a strong food processing sector\nand growing HRI sector as tourism continues to\nincrease. In 2024, Malaysia’s total agricultural\nrelated product imports reached over $25 billion\nUSD, roughly four percent of which was sourced\nfrom the United States.\nConsumer-Oriented Agricultural Imports\nChina\n19%\nThailand\n12%\n\nOther Countries\n51%\n\nIndonesia\n9%\n\nIndia\n9%\n\nChart 1: Top Exporting Countries to Malaysia; 2024\nFood Retail Industry:\nMalaysia’s food retail sector is a well-established\nmarket space. Smaller format retail spaces in highdensity residential areas are especially popular.\nTrends on the rise include health and wellness,\norganics, convenience foods, and demand for\nsustainable food and packaging. The use of delivery\nof food items and e-commerce are also on the rise\nthrough companies such as Grab.\n\nQuick Facts CY 2024\nImports of Consumer-Oriented Products (US $10.8\nbillion)\nList of Top 10 Growth Products in Host Country\n1) Dairy Products\n2) Soup and Other prep.\n3) Pork &pork prod.\n4) Tree Nuts\n5)Processed Vegetables 6) Bakery goods,\ncereals and pasta\n7) Distilled Spirits\n8) Pet foods\n9) Chocolate & cocoa products\n10) Condiments &sauces\nFood Industry by Channels (U.S. billion)\nRetail Food Industry\nFood Service-HRI\nFood Processing\nFood and Agriculture Exports\n\n$16.6\n$13\n$8.63*\n$33.6\n\nTop 10 Host Country Retailers\n1) AEON\n2) Jaya Grocer\n3) Village Grocer\n4) MaxValu\n5) Mydin\n6) Pasaraya FRESCO\n7) Billion\n8) Mercato\n9) Cold Storage\n10) Sam Groceria\n\nGDP/Population (CY\n\n## Source\n\nUSDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network)\n\n*Last updated: 2026-07-18*\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":2333,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}