Plantation experts concerned over May CPO exports

Malaysian Palm Oil Board director-general Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir: “Our current concern in terms of exports is the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on palm oil demand among importing countries."

PETALING JAYA: Plantation experts are concerned about crude palm oil (CPO) exports from May onwards, as many nations are still battling against the Covid-19 pandemic, with no vaccine in sight to-date.

In a bid to curb the spread of the virus, people are practising social distancing, resulting in the shutting down or scaling down of businesses, including those in the food and consumer goods industry that buy Malaysian palm oil.