Tuesday, November 6, 2012

RTRS- Monthly palm oil exports from Indonesia fall 2 pct m/m in Sept

JAKARTA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Palm oil exports from Indonesia, the world's top producer, slipped 2 percent to 1.381 million tonnes in September compared to the previous month, industry data showed on Tuesday.

This year, palm oil output will be between 23 million and 25 million tonnes, with around 18 million tonnes exported.

Indonesia's top customers for the edible oil include India, China and Europe.

In January-September, exports to India totalled 4.143 million tonnes, with China shipping 2.183 million tonnes, the European Union 2.849 million tonnes and Pakistan 611,390 tonnes.