KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rose by 196,590 tonnes, or 7.48%, to 2.82 million tonnes in August 2026 from 2.62 million tonnes a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

MPOB said crude palm oil (CPO) stocks increased 15.20%, or 217,092 tonnes, to 1.64 million tonnes in August 2026 from 1.42 million tonnes in July 2026.

“However, processed palm oil stockpiles eased 1.71% to 1.17 million tonnes from 1.19 million tonnes in July,” it said in its Malaysian Palm Oil Industry, August 2026, performance report.

On production, MPOB said CPO output increased 1.39%, or 24,903 tonnes, to 1.81 million tonnes from 1.79 million a month earlier, while palm kernel output also rose 1.97% month-on-month to 430,599 tonnes from 422,272 tonnes.

Crude palm kernel oil production increased 0.10% to 199,589 tonnes from 199,392 tonnes in July, while palm kernel cake output climbed 0.25% to 215,847 tonnes from 215,304 tonnes.

MPOB said palm oil exports declined 7.50% in August 2026 to 1.29 million tonnes from 1.39 million tonnes a month earlier. Palm kernel oil exports rose by 37.22% to 112,879 tonnes from 82,261 tonnes a month ago. Palm kernel cake exports also expanded by 6.45% to 216,584 tonnes from 203,454 tonnes.

Meanwhile, oleochemical exports fell 12.72% to 233,545 tonnes from 267,576 tonnes in July, while biodiesel exports surged by 22.59% to 35,240 tonnes from 28,745 tonnes last month.

MPOB reported zero CPO imports in August. Processed palm oil and palm oil were both down 0.09% to 49,524 tonnes from 49,566 tonnes in July. August's palm kernel oil imports rose 21.14% to 13,985 tonnes, from 11,545 tonnes in the preceding month.

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