Malaysia Feb. 1-20 Palm Oil Exports 835,612 Tons, up 0.6% on Month - Intertek

KUALA LUMPUR–Malaysia exported 835,612 metric tons of palm oil during the Feb. 1-20 period, an increase of 0.6% from a month earlier, cargo surveyor Intertek Agri Services said Wednesday.

Malaysia exported 830,830 tons of palm oil during the Jan. 1-20 period.

Another surveyor, SGS (Malaysia) Bhd., is expected to issue its estimate later in the day.

The following are the major items in the Intertek estimate:

(All figures in metric tons)

 
Product              Feb. 1-20        Jan. 1-20 
RBD Palm Olein         277,142          327,065 
RBD Palm Oil            42,255          101,000 
RBD Palm Stearin       106,250           91,665 
Crude Palm Oil         258,110          173,660 
Total*                 835,612          830,830 
 
Major importers of Malaysian palm oil: 
 
China                  219,260          206,950 
European Union         191,285           89,985 
India & Subcontinent   180,390          207,260 
Middle East             59,697           83,985 
 
*Palm oil product volumes don't add up to total as some products aren't included. 
 

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February 19, 2013 22:30 ET (03:30 GMT)

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