<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for Nov. 1-10 rose 1.3 percent to 400,614 tonnes from 395,532 tonnes for Oct. 1-10, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Monday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Breakdown of ITS palm export figures for Nov. 1-10 compared with a month earlier (in tonnes):</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><strong>PALM PRODUCTS</strong></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Nov 1-10 Oct 1-10</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Crude palm oil 111,500 175,900</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>RBD palm oil 23,131 13,027</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>RBD palm olein 143,818 124,066</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>RBD palm stearin 42,910 20,829</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Crude palm kernel oil 5,000 8,100</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Palm fatty acid distillate 30,785 6,200</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><strong>TOP PALM MARKETS</strong></p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Nov 1-10 Oct 1-10</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>European Union 48,229 106,570</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>China 101,800 62,300</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>India &amp; subcontinent 98,000 98,400</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(Only selected palm products and destinations are displayed here; they may not add up to total exports)</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>TOTAL PALM EXPORTS, BY MONTH Month Total Net Change m/m % October 1,468,105 -29,723 -2.0 September 1,497,828 +209,711 +16.3 August 1,288,117 -65,399 -4.8 July 1,353,516 -38,426 -2.8 June 1,391,942 +75,990 +5.8 May 1,315,952 +95,070 +7.8 April 1,220,882 15,872 +1.3 March 1,205,010 -39,091 -3.1 February 1,244,101 -31,591 -2.5 January 1,275,692 -158,218 -11.0 December 1,433,910 -15,574 -1.1 November 1,449,664 -72,264 -4.8</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for Nov. 1-10 rose 1.3 percent to 400,614 tonnes from 395,532 tonnes for Oct. 1-10, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Monday.

Breakdown of ITS palm export figures for Nov. 1-10 compared with a month earlier (in...

Malaysia's Nov 1-10 palm exports rise 1.3 pct m/m-ITS

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