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MAHA 2026 draws 2.2 million visitors by its seventh day

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • MAHA 2026 recorded 2.2 million visitors and 446,000 vehicles entering and leaving the exhibition by its seventh day.
  • Sales reached RM14 million, while a memorandum signed that morning involved more than RM7 million, including RM4 million for a tuna enterprise in Labuan.
  • The ministry aims to secure memorandums worth more than RM8 billion during the exhibition.

MAHA 2026 had drawn 2.2 million visitors by its seventh day, with 446,000 vehicles recorded entering and leaving the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang venue.

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said sales during the exhibition had reached RM14 million. He added that the figure did not include proceeds from business-matching sessions and the MAHA Go Global programme.

A memorandum of understanding signed that morning was worth more than RM7 million. Of that amount, RM4 million involved a tuna enterprise in Labuan.

Mohamad said the agreements formed part of the government’s target to sign memorandums worth more than RM8 billion throughout MAHA 2026. He spoke at a news conference after officiating the National Crop Seed Industry Empowerment Programme at the exhibition venue.

That does not yet include the amount obtained from the business-matching sessions, MAHA Go Global and others.

· Mohamad SabuThe agriculture minister said the RM14 million sales figure excluded several business activities at the exhibition.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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