Malaysian Palm Oil Exports Rise 31% Dec. 1-20, Intertek Says

By Soraya Permatasari

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 31 percent in the first 20 days of December compared with the same period the previous month, according to independent surveyor Intertek.

A total of 1.1 million metric tons of palm oil were tracked Dec. 1-20, Intertek said in a report today. Malaysia exported 836,659 tons of palm oil in the same period in November, the surveyor said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Soraya Permatasari in Kuala Lumpur at soraya@bloomberg.net