KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil output was estimatedat 972,000 tonnes in August, up eight percent from July, private cropforecaster Ivan Wong said on Tuesday. Wong forecast end-August stocks at900,000 tonnes, down from 921,825 tonnes at the end of July. Exports inAugust were estimated at 860,000-865,000 tonnes against 864,389 tonnes inJuly. Malaysian palm oil supply-demand estimates/projections as of August21, 2001 (in '000 tonnes):

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