Malaysian palm oil exports are down 4% mid-month

According to cargo surveyor Intertek Testing, middle of the month palm oil exports from Malaysian totaled 690,074 metric tons and were 4.3% less than what was seen over the first 15 days of October but they were also 27% more than the 520,870 MT shipped over the same time frame in October of 2016. Refined products show increased demand for palm olein and palm stearin, but sharply lower demand for RBD palm oil.  In…