Malaysia’s Palm Oil Stocks Up 1.71 Pct To 2.30 Mln Tonnes In April 2026 -- MPOB

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rose 1.71 per cent, or 38,900 tonnes, to 2.30 million tonnes in April 2026 from 2.27 million a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

In its April industry performance report, MPOB said crude palm oil (CPO) stocks also increased 0.54 per cent, or 6,844 tonnes, to 1.26 million tonnes in April 2026 from 1.25 million in March 2026.

“Processed palm oil stockpiles climbed 3.16 per cent to 1.04 million tonnes from 1.01 million tonnes,” it said.

On production, MPOB said CPO output surged 18.37 per cent, or 252,952 tonnes, to 1.63 million tonnes from 1.38 million a month earlier, while palm kernel output also increased 19.92 per cent month-on-month to 390,124 tonnes from 325,320.

Crude palm kernel oil production rose 18.59 per cent to 192,268 tonnes from 162,127 in March, while palm kernel cake output increased 21.54 per cent to 214,403 tonnes from 176,406.

However, palm oil exports declined 14.34 per cent in April 2026 to 1.30 million tonnes from 1.52 million a month earlier, while palm kernel oil exports rose 39.65 per cent to 110,711 tonnes from 79,278.

Palm kernel cake exports increased to 266,186 tonnes from 180,104. Oleochemical exports rose 23.83 per cent to 310,510 tonnes from 250,746 in March, while biodiesel exports surged 193.04 per cent to 37,825 tonnes from 12,908.

MPOB reported zero CPO imports in April, while palm kernel oil imports rose 29.13 per cent to 11,103 tonnes from 8,598 in the preceding month.

-- BERNAMA