Malaysia's Dec 1-15 palm oil exports fall 9.8% -ITS

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for December 1-15 fell 9.8% to 671,454 metric tons from 744,347 metric tons shipped during November 1-15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Sunday. Here is the breakdown of the ITS palm export figures for December 1 to 15 compared with a month ago (in metric tons): PALM PRODUCTS Dec 1-15 Nov 1-15 Crude palm oil 89,960 140,730 RBD palm oil 72,635 75,290 RBD palm olein 208,430 188,530 RBD palm stearin 76,102 39,815 Crude palm kernel oil 3,500 16,560 Palm fatty acid distillate 20,840 29,900 TOP PALM MARKETS Dec 1-15 Nov 1-15 European Union 128,795 110,537 China 56,790 61,350 India & subcontinent 83,740 77,250 (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 % November 1,473,761 +1,624,210 -9.3 October 1,624,210 +166,802 +11.5 September 1,457,408 +11,966 +0.8 Kuala Lumpur Newsroom, Bureau email: [email protected]