DJ Malaysia June 1-20 Palm Oil Exports 914,849 Tons, +16% -SGS

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's palm oil exports during the June 1-20 period rose 16% compared with the same period last month to 914,849 metric tons, cargo surveyor SGS (Malaysia) Bhd. said Monday.

It estimated exports at 791,971 tons for the same period in April.

Intertek Agri Services, another surveyor, estimated June 1-20 exports at 906,321 tons earlier Monday.

The following are the major items in the SGS estimate: 
 
  (All figures in metric tons) 
 
 
                        June 1-20        May 1-20 
   RBD Palm Olein         448,157         404,974 
   RBD Palm Oil            81,824         101,997 
   RBD Palm Stearin        84,994          70,601 
   Crude Palm Oil         167,846          70,850 
   Total*                 914,849         791,971 
 
   Major importers of Malaysian palm oil: 
 
   European Union         158,620         112,994 
   China                  310,740         248,282 
   U.S.                    46,572         102,375 
   India                   63,655          22,000 
   Pakistan                69,420          63,700 
 
*Palm oil product volumes don't add up to total as some products aren't
included. 
 
 
  SGS Malaysia is a division of the Switzerland-based Societe Generale de
Surveillance Group. 
 
 
 
  -By Shie-Lynn Lim, Dow Jones Newswires; +603 2026 1233;
shie-lynn.lim@dowjones.com