Higher CPO output seen in 2016

Higher output: Uggah (third from left) with an oil palm seed at the MPOB-organised Palm Oil Economic Review and Outlook Seminar yesterday. CPO production is expected to increase to 20.1mil tonnes this year

Production may reach 20 million tonnes this year with government measures

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total palm oil production may breach the 20 million tonne level for the first time this year, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).