Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Breaking News-RTRS - Malaysia, Indonesia palm output to rise -Oil World

HAMBURG, July 19 (Reuters) - Oil World on Tuesday raised its forecasts of Malaysian and Indonesian 2011 palm oil output and said higher supplies would continue to create downward pressure on prices.
The Hamburg-based oilseeds analyst revised its estimate for Malaysia's calendar year 2011 palm oil output to 18.6 million tonnes, up from 16.0 million tonnes in 2010.
It estimated Indonesian 2011 palm output at 24.0 million tonnes against 22.2 million tonnes in 2010.
Oil World had previously forecast Malaysian 2011 output at 18.3 million tonnes and Indonesian at 23.8 million tonnes.