SINGAPORE, Sep 1 (Reuters) – Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for August rose 0.3 percent to 1,309,801 tonnes
from 1,306,393 tonnes shipped during July, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance said on Thursday.
Breakdown of SGS palm export figures for August compared to a month ago (in tonnes):
PALM PRODUCTS
August July
Crude palm oil 278,266 377,367
RBD palm oil 76,523 128,030
RBD palm olein 385,070 308,070
RBD palm stearin 128,063 92,310
Crude palm kernel oil 31,776 11,300
Processed palm kernel oil 34,102 39,000
Oleochemicals 47,525 62,634
TOP PALM MARKETS
August July
European Union 342,630 244,437
China 157,206 81,490
Pakistan 17,960 10,000
United States 26,420 36,000
India 210,965 270,095
TOTAL PALM EXPORTS, BY MONTH
Month Total Net Change m/m %
August 1,309,801 +3,408 +0.3
July 1,306,393 +75,396 +6.1
June 1,230,997 -98,189 -7.4
May 1,329,186 +226,093 +20.5
April 1,103,093 -228,307 -17.1
March 1,331,400 +89,113 +7.2
February 1,242,287 +101,497 +8.9
January 1,140,790 -423,655 -27.1
December 1,564,445 -116,614 -6.9
November 1,681,059 +204,414 +13.8
October 1,476,645 -229,068 -13.4
September 1,705,713 +514,660 +43.2
August 1,191,053 -257,430 -17.8
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