KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Research has maintained its Overweight on the timber sector as there has already been some impact on prices of certain Malaysian log species as a result of Myanmar’s log export ban.
In a note on Thursday, it said that the current dry weather and the potential development of El Nino in 3Q14 could affect both log and CPO supplies among the industry players, leading to higher prices.
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