Malaysian Palm Oil Exports down 5.5% Mid-March

Malaysian palm oil exports of 492,321 metric tons are 5.5% less than what was seen over the first 15 days of February and are 9% from mid-month February 2016. Both crude and refined palm oil exports are lagging last month’s rate.  CPO shipments are down 30%, while refined palm oil is 22% lower.  Refined palm stearin also was seen lower month over month, but RBD palm olein was nearly 74,000 metric tons higher at…