KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil prices are set to hold steady in 2019 at an average of RM2,303 a tonne, according to estimates by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), while global output of the tropical oil is expected to rise by three million tonnes.
“Global palm oil production is projected to be 72 million tonnes, with Malaysia and Indonesia as leading producers,” the MPOC said in an online conference presentation yesterday.
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