Malaysia end-September palm oil stocks up 6.93%, MPOB says

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks at the end of September rose 6.93% from the previous month to 2.01 million metric tons, data from the industry regulator showed on Thursday. Crude palm oil production was down 3.80% in September from August to 1.82 million tons, while palm oil exports ticked up 0.93% to 1.54 million tons, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said. A Reuters survey had forecast inventories at 1.95 million metric tons, with output seen at 1.87 million tons and exports at 1.5 million tons. PALM/POLL (Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by Martin Petty) (([email protected];))