Palm Oil Exports Rose 12 Last Year

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Aggressive promotional efforts by the primary industries ministry and its agencies have resulted in more exports.KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s oil palm product exports rose by 12% to 27.86 million tonnes in 2019, thanks to the aggressive promotional efforts by the primary industries ministry and its agencies
In a statement, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said that exports in November and December 2019 rose to 1.41 million tonnes and 1.40 million tonnes respectively, compared with 1.38 million tonnes in November as well as in December 2018
“Normally, exports would decline towards the year-end due to the stockpiling of palm oil to meet the high demand during the festive period (Deepavali and Chinese New Year)
“Additionally, palm oil export performance in October-December would also be affected by the fact that palm oil would solidify during wintertime,” it said
MPOB had issued the statement in relation to a Facebook post by former prime minister Najib Razak on the oil palm industry’s performance
Crude palm oil (CPO) price in the market had jumped to a high of RM3,025.50 per tonne on Dec 31, 2019
This was the highest level since the CPO price hit RM3,060 per tonne on Feb 22, 2017
Meanwhile, in spite of India’s move to implement a 5% safeguard duty on refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein, palm oil exports to the country had increased by 75.4% to 4.41 million tonnes in 2019 from 2.51 million tonnes in 2018, said MPOB
“The significant jump in palm oil product exports in 2019 contributed to a decrease in palm oil stocks, which fell to 2.01 million tonnes in December 2019 compared with 3.22 million tonnes in December 2018
“The implementation of the biodiesel mandate in Malaysia and Indonesia is expected to further boost palm oil usage in the domestic market.“It will reduce the supply of palm oil for the export market, thus boosting palm oil prices,” added MPOB. - FMT

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