JOHOR BARU: Approximately 10.5 tonnes of the new SG1 pineapples from Sarawak are scheduled for shipment to Peninsular Malaysia next week, says Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali.

He said the SG1 pineapple variety, discovered in Miri two years ago, will be shipped on Monday (April 22) and is expected to reach Johor Port in Pasir Gudang two weeks later.