Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 9.8 per cent in the first 15 days of January, independent market surveyor Intertek said.

A total of 669,758 metric tons of the commodity were tracked on January 1 to 15, versus 609,874 tons in the same period in December, Intertek said in an e-mail statement in Kuala Lumpur.

Meanwhile, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance said exports of Malaysian palm oil products for January 1-15 rose 2.6 per cent to 643,091 tonnes from 626,934 tonnes shipped between December 1 and 15. — Bloomberg, Reuters

Source : Business Times