Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Malaysian palm oil production increased from 11.355 million tonnes in 2003 to 13.976 million tonnes in 2004, i.e. by 4.65% (Table 1). This was a small increase compared to that of 2002 of 12.14% due to the palms being stressed after four years of high production. The lower increase in production was also due to […]
The prices of oils and fats generally move in tandem with each another. This is evident from Figure 1 which shows their movements from 2002 to 2005. Due to their similarities in end-uses and characteristics, some of them are close substitutes and their prices become competitive with one another. Tough competition occurred in 2002 when […]
Malaysia produced 7.549 million tonnes of crude palm oil in the first nine months of 2000. This was a decline of 60 714 t or 0.79% over production during the same period of the previous year. Monthly production for the first three months in 2000 was higher than those for the corresponding period in 1999 […]
Oils and fats registered lower prices in 1999, following the peaks in the previous year. The low price scenario was mainly due to the over supply of oils and fats, and in particular Malaysian palm oil. Malaysian palm oil production had increased significantly from 8.3 million tonnes in 1998 to 10.6 million tonnes in 1999, […]
This paper provides a status report on the Malaysian palm oil industry, which among others will include the area planted, production and exports of Malaysian palm oil products. Some new research developments will also be highlighted.