Malaysia’s March palm oil stocks fall 21% as exports outpace supply

게시됨 2023년 4월 12일

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Malaysia's palm oil stocks saw a 21% decrease by the end of March compared to the previous month, falling short of market expectations as exports rose significantly while production growth slowed down. The world's second largest palm oil producer and exporter now has end stocks at 1.673 million metric tons, much lower than the expected 1.795 million metric tons. Despite the decrease in stocks, demand is viewed as fragile due to high stock builds at major buyers India and China, and a decreasing cost advantage of palm oil compared to other oils like soybean and sunflower.

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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks fell 21% by end-March compared with the previous month, well below market expectations as exports surged while production grew at a slower rate, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board showed April 10. End stocks at the world’s second largest palm oil producer and exporter fell to 1.673 million mt, much lower than the 1.795 million mt expected by the market, according to a S&P Global Commodity Insights survey. Stocks were higher on year-on-year basis from the 1.474 million mt seen at the end of March 2022, according to the MPOB data. Exports surged in March to 1.486 million mt, up 31% on the month and better than market expectations of 1.325 million mt, the MPOB said. Crude palm oil production in March rose to 1.288 million mt, up 2.8% from February but lower than the 1.411 million mt output in March 2022. Malaysia’s benchmark June palm oil contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange opened lower at MR 3,765/mt ($854.13) and fell to MR3,754/mt ...

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