Malaysia's Dec palm oil exports fall 7.8% -ITS

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for December fell 7.8% to 1,359,504 metric tons from 1,473,761 metric tons shipped during November, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Tuesday. Here is the breakdown of the ITS palm export figures for December compared with a month ago (in metric tons): PALM PRODUCTS Dec Nov Crude palm oil 205,410 287,680 RBD palm oil 153,455 110,360 RBD palm olein 369,940 402,180 RBD palm stearin 138,292 101,917 Crude palm kernel oil 8,230 21,560 Palm fatty acid distillate 47,690 66,150 TOP PALM MARKETS Dec Nov European Union 292,875 267,011 China 145,540 149,050 India & subcontinent 211,840 258,460 (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 % December 1,359,504 -114,257 -7.8 November 1,473,761 +1,624,210 -9.3 October 1,624,210 +166,802 +11.5 Kuala Lumpur Newsroom, Bureau email: [email protected]