Malaysia’s end-August palm oil stocks jump to seven-month high

Source:  The Edge Malaysia
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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks at the end of August rose to their highest since January, higher than market expectations, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) showed on Monday.

Inventories jumped 22.5% in the world’s second-largest producer of the commodity to 2.12 million tonnes, the data showed.

Crude palm oil production gained 8.9% from July to 1.75 million tonnes in August, while palm oil exports fell 9.78% to 1.22 million tonnes, MPOB said.

Following is a breakdown of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board figures for August (volumes in tonnes):

 

August 2023

August 2023 poll

July 2023*

August 2022

Output

1,753,472

1,720,000

1,609,977

1,725,781

Stocks

2,124,963

1,891,321

1,734,157

2,094,667

Exports

1,221,814

1,330,000

1,354,336

1,299,654

Imports

110,621

100,000

103,837

145,452

*indicates revised figures by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board

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