KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Reuters) - Malaysia's February
palm oil end-stocks fell 6.56% from the previous month to 2.12
million tonnes, data from industry regulator the Malaysian Palm
Oil Board (MPOB) showed on Friday.
Crude palm oil production declined 9.35% from January to
1.25 million tonnes, while palm oil exports slipped 1.99% to
1.11 million tonnes, MPOB said.
A Reuters survey forecast inventories falling to 2.21
million tonnes. Production, which has been declining since
October, was pegged at a one-year low of 1.26 million tonnes.
Exports were forecast at 1.14 million tonnes. (Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Ed Davies)
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