Malaysia's Oct 1-15 palm exports fall 16.5 pct m/m-ITS
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for Oct. 1-15 fell 16.5 percent to 626,482 tonnes from 750,425 tonnes during Sept. 1-15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Wednesday.
Breakdown of ITS palm export figures for Oct. 1-15 compared with a month earlier (in tonnes):
PALM PRODUCTS
Oct 1-15 Sept 1-15
Crude palm oil 262,600 315,390
RBD palm oil 16,127 35,980
RBD palm olein 207,416 209,599
RBD palm stearin 31,579 55,880
Crude palm kernel oil 8,100 15,950
Palm fatty acid distillate 6,700 11,545
TOP PALM MARKETS
Oct 1-15 Sept 1-15
European Union 181,195 154,502
China 113,200 67,880
India & subcontinent 135,900 279,350
(Only selected palm products and destinations are displayed here; they may not add up to total exports)
TOTAL PALM EXPORTS, BY MONTH Month Total Net Change m/m % September 1,497,828 +209,711 +16.3 August 1,288,117 -65,399 -4.8 July 1,353,516 -38,426 -2.8 June 1,391,942 +75,990 +5.8 May 1,315,952 +95,070 +7.8 April 1,220,882 15,872 +1.3 March 1,205,010 -39,091 -3.1 February 1,244,101 -31,591 -2.5 January 1,275,692 -158,218 -11.0 December 1,433,910 -15,574 -1.1 November 1,449,664 -72,264 -4.8 October 1,521,928 -8,364 -0.5 September 1,530,292 +31,537 +2.1