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Informist, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026

 

NEW DELHI – Malaysia's crude palm oil production in December fell 5.5% on month to 1.83 million tonnes, according to preliminary data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board. Crude palm oil stocks in December rose 4.5% to 1.82 million tonnes amid higher imports and inventories. 

 

Palm oil exports in December rose 8.5% on month to 1.32 million tonnes. Exports recovered from the sharp fall in November, when shipments had fallen 28% on month to around 1.2 million tonnes. Palm oil imports, including processed oils, rose almost 44% on month to 33,292 tonnes in December, according to the data.

 

Stocks of processed palm oil rose almost 13% on month to 1.23 million tonnes, while palm kernel oil stocks rose 4.7% to 329,764 tonnes. Total palm oil inventories were up 7.6% on month at 3.05 million tonnes in December. Total palm oil stocks are at a seven-year high as strong output continued to outpace exports, Reuters reported. 

 

A Reuters survey had forecast inventories at 2.97 million tonnes, with output seen at 1.76 million tonnes and exports at 1.25 million tonnes.

 

Malaysia is the world's second-largest producer of crude palm oil and India is the largest consumer of edible oils. At 1254 IST, the most-active March contract of crude palm oil on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives was at 4,084 ringgits (INR 90,672.93) per tonne, up over 1% from the previous close.

 

The following table details Malaysia's palm oil output, exports, and stocks for December compared with the previous month:

 

	Commodity	December (in tn)	November (in tn)	MoM change (in %)
Production	Crude palm oil	1,829,761	1,935,510	(-)5.46
Exports	Palm oil	1,316,522	1,212,814	8.52
Stocks	Crude palm oil	1,821,853	1,742,961	4.52
	Processed palm oil	1,228,745	1,092,478	12.46
	Total palm oil	3,050,598	2,835,439	7.58

 

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US$1 = INR 90.22

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Reported by Afra Abubacker

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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