Malaysian May 1-20 Palm Oil Exports down 18% from April 

Malaysian palm oil exports of 745,309 metric tons are 18% less than what was seen during first 20 days of April and 12% less than the 846,705 MT shipped over the same period in May 2017. Malaysia resumed its export tariff on CPO beginning May 1^st. The reinstated tariff is now at 5% and CPO exports are down 70% month over month. 

The Government had suspended the CPO tax in an effort…