A SUMMARY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MALAYSIAN OIL PALM INDUSTRY - 2008
		2007	2008	Diff.   (%)
	PLANTING (Hectares)
	Area	4,304,914	4,487,957	4.3
	PRODUCTION (Tonnes)
	Crude Palm Oil	15,823,368	17,734,439	12.1
	Palm Kernel	4,096,990	4,577,500	11.7
	Crude Palm Kernel Oil	1,907,613	2,131,399	11.7
	Palm Kernel Cake	2,152,488	2,358,732	9.6
	Oleochemical Products	2,140,295	2,207,994	3.2
	EXPORTS  (Tonnes)
	Palm Oil	13,746,823	15,408,753	12.1
	Palm Kernel Oil	1,060,713	1,047,380	-1.3
	Palm Kernel Cake	2,093,500	2,255,092	7.7
	Oleochemical Products	2,140,173	2,072,221	-3.2
	Biodiesel	95,013	182,108	91.7
	Finished Products	351,183	670,569	90.9
	Others	86,839	113,951	31.2
	TOTAL EXPORTS (Tonnes)	19,574,242	21,750,074	11.1
	CLOSING STOCKS  (Tonnes)
	Palm Oil	1,682,587	1,994,681	18.5
	Palm Kernel	170,539	142,071	-16.7
	Palm Kernel Oil	268,842	348,747	29.7
	Palm Kernel Cake	289,357	302,278	4.5
	IMPORTS  (Tonnes)
	Palm Oil	267,571	561,035	109.7
	Palm Kernel Oil	264,765	221,391	-16.4
	EXPORT REVENUE (RM Million)
	Palm Oil	33,186.7	47,917.6	44.4
	Palm Kernel Oil	3,104.9	4,159.8	34.0
	Palm Kernel Cake	761.7	990.0	30.0
	Oleochemical Products	6,679.6	8,695.3	30.2
	Biodiesel	253.2	610.7	141.2
	Finished Products	1,098.3	2,656.5	141.9
	Others	84.7	164.5	94.2
	TOTAL  REVENUE (RM Million)	45,169.1	65,194.3	44.3
	PRICES  (RM / Tonne)
	Fresh Fruit Bunches (1% OER)	26.07	30.16	15.7
	Palm Kernel (Ex-Mill)	1,461.50	1,647.00	12.7
	Crude Palm Oil (Local Delivered)	2,530.50	2,777.50	9.8
	Crude Palm Kernel Oil (Local Delivered)	2,807.50	3,437.00	22.4
	RBD Palm Oil (FOB)	2,640.00	2,699.00	2.2
	RBD Palm Olein (FOB)	2,588.00	3,055.00	18.0
	RBD Palm Stearin (FOB)	2,511.50	2,551.00	1.6
	PFAD (FOB)	1,931.50	1,674.00	-13.3
	OER (%)
	Malaysia	20.13	20.21	0.4
	P. Malaysia	19.32	19.61	1.5
	Sabah	21.25	21.07	-0.8
	Sarawak	21.03	21.05	0.1
	YIELD (Tonnes / Hectare)
	FFB	19.03	20.18	6.0
	OIL	3.83	4.08	6.5
	12-Jan-09
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