PUTRAJAYA: The local plantation industry is expecting crude palm oil (CPO) prices to cruise comfortably above RM3,000 per tonne if La Nina sets in, according to IOI Corp Bhd
founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng.
La Nina, which brings in heavy rainfall, is favoured for fresh fruit bunch (FFB) development and higher yields in oil palms, in comparison to the recent El Nino dry weather phenomenon that disrupts yields in estates.
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