[DJ]DJ Malaysia June 1-15 Palm Oil Exports 600,921 Tons, +1.5% -Intertek

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's palm oil exports rose 1.5% during the June 1-15 period to 600,921 metric tons, cargo surveyor Intertek Agri Services said Tuesday.

China was the biggest buyer of Malaysian palm oil, followed by the E.U. and the Asia Oceania region, buying 206,450 tons, 129,776 tons and 79,744 tons respectively.

Intertek put exports at 591,887 tons for the same period in May.

Another surveyor, SGS (Malaysia) Bhd., is expected to issue its estimate later in the day.



-By Shie-Lynn Lim, Dow Jones Newswires; +603 2026 1233; shie-lynn.lim@dowjones.com

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