Tradewinds Plantation Berhad's operations is one of the largest in Malaysia. The Group has a landbank of 141,465 hectares, of which 77,124 hectares or 54.5% are located in Sarawak, another 11,302 hectares or 8.0% are in Sabah, while the remaining 53,039 hectares or 37.5% are in Peninsular Malaysia. Some 95,270 hectares or 67.3% have been developed into oil palm and rubber estates, with another 12,235 hectares or 8.6% under development. As at year end, the Group’s total remaining plantable reserves stood at 24,491 hectares, which will be developed over the next four years.

Some 44,779 hectares or 49% of our oil palm plantations consist of trees at the prime age of between 9 and 18 years. Another 20,940 hectares (23%) comprise immature trees of 1 to 3 years, while young trees between 4 and 8 years make up 18,326 hectares (20%). The remaining hectarage consist of trees that are past their prime or due for replanting. The Group also has 579 hectares of mature rubber plantations. Since 2008, concerted efforts have been made to pursue our crop diversification programme, and as a result, we now have 4,164 hectares of plantations planted with rubber trees.