Expected Malaysian palm oil production 1995 and some consideration on factors affecting palm oil prices

A prediction is given for Malaysian crude palm oil production for 1995 and some observations are made regarding the effects of world production and stocks of palm oil and other major oils and fats on crude palm oil prices. Malaysian crude palm oil production is predicted to be 7.8 Mt in 1995, a substantial increase of 8% over 1994, which is partly accounted for by the increase in mature area of about 3%. A single equation model based on monthly production and stocks of the major edible oils appears to give a reasonable explanation of variability in palm oil prices, although there is room for improvement in the model.

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Early performance of some tanzanian palms

EPA telah menanam 142 palma yang diperolehi daripada prospeksi dan koleksi PORIM di Tanzania pada tahun 1986. Pengukuran tampang pada tahun ketiga tidak menunjukkan sebarang palma yang boleh dibezakan dengan nyata daripada ciri seperti itu tetapi terdapat juga palma yang mempunyai pelepah yang ringan. Hasil FFB adalah berkadar purata seperti yang dijangka bagi bahan-bahan germaplasma. […]