KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil output in Malaysia is expected to edge up to 19.4 million tonnes this year, a senior industry official said on Tuesday, with any damage from a possible El Nino phenomenon likely to be felt only next year.
El Nino can induce droughts in some parts of the world while drenching others. Meteorology experts say the chances have increased that the weather phenomenon will strike this year.
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