Experts see palm oil price at between RM2,600 and RM2,900 per tonne


At the recently concluded International Palm Oil Congress & Exhibition (PIPOC 2017) hosted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) here, LMC International chairman James Fry pegged crude palm oil (CPO) at RM2,700 to RM2,800 per tonne, while United Plantations Bhd deputy chairman Datuk Carl Bek-Nielsen(filepic) projected CPO at RM2,400 to RM2,800 per tonne in 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil experts expect the price of the commodity to hover between RM2,600 and RM2,900 per tonne these few months before turning weak as supply outstrips demand by mid-2018.

At the recently concluded International Palm Oil Congress & Exhibition (PIPOC 2017) hosted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) here, LMC International chairman James Fry pegged crude palm oil (CPO) at RM2,700 to RM2,800 per tonne, while United Plantations Bhd deputy chairman Datuk Carl Bek-Nielsen projected CPO at RM2,400 to RM2,800 per tonne in 2018.

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