Malaysia's Aug palm oil exports fall 9.9% -ITS

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for August fell 9.9% to 1,445,442 metric tons from 1,604,578 metric tons shipped during July, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Saturday. Here is the breakdown of the ITS palm export figures for August compared with a month ago (in metric tons): PALM PRODUCTS Aug July Crude palm oil 297,425 395,000 RBD palm oil 128,530 162,510 RBD palm olein 444,185 431,348 RBD palm stearin 93,405 139,365 Crude palm kernel oil 15,910 35,750 Palm fatty acid distillate 36,550 51,910 TOP PALM MARKETS Aug July European Union 292,409 381,700 China 105,800 138,765 India & subcontinent 292,692 385,875 (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 % August 1,445,442 -159,136 -9.9 July 1,604,578 +297,889 +22.8 June 1,306,689 -175,227 -11.8 Kuala Lumpur Newsroom, Bureau email: [email protected]