DJ * Malaysia June CPO Output 1.42 Mln Tons; Up 2.5% On Month -MPOB

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's June crude palm oil output rose 2.5% on month to 1.42 million metric tons, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board said Monday.

CPO output totaled 1.39 million tons in May.

MPOB said in its monthly report that CPO exports rose 5.5% to 1.44 million tons in June. The country exported 1.36 million tons in May.

Palm oil inventories totaled 1.45 million tons at the end of June, down 7% from 1.56 million tons in May.

The following are details of the June crop data and revised numbers for May, issued by MPOB:

June             May     Change 
                                                     On Month 
Crude Palm Oil Output     1,420,062     1,385,424    Up  2.5% 
Palm Oil Exports          1,440,884     1,365,637    Up  5.5% 
Palm Kernel Oil Exports      60,227       112,480  Down   46% 
Palm Oil Imports             61,028       114,397  Down   47% 
Closing Stocks            1,451,434     1,562,323  Down  7.1% 
Crude Palm Oil              715,821       813,986  Down 12.1% 
Processed Palm Oil          735,613       748,337  Down  1.7% 
 
(All figures are in tons) 
 
 
  -By Shie-Lynn Lim, Dow Jones Newswires; +603 2026 1233;
shie-lynn.lim@dowjones.com