Malaysia’s palm oil exports up 8.5% to 1.32 mil tonnes in December, says MPOB
12/01/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 8.52% in December 2025 to 1.32 million tonnes from 1.21 million tonnes a month earlier, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) showed.
In its December industry performance report, the MPOB said crude palm kernel oil production edged up 1.05% to 209,856 tonnes from 207,679 tonnes in November, while palm kernel cake output increased 2.05% to 229,985 tonnes from 225,357 tonnes.
By contrast, crude palm oil (CPO) production fell 5.46%, or 105,749 tonnes, to 1.83 million tonnes from 1.94 million tonnes in the previous month. Palm kernel output also slipped 1.75% month-on-month to 434,539 tonnes from 442,266 tonnes.
On inventories, the MPOB reported that CPO stocks rose 4.52% in December to 1.82 million tonnes from 1.74 million tonnes in November. Processed palm oil stockpiles climbed 12.46% to 1.23 million tonnes from 1.09 million tonnes, lifting total palm oil stocks by 7.58% to 3.05 million tonnes from 2.84 million tonnes.
Palm kernel oil exports jumped 14.85% to 100,224 tonnes in December from 87,265 tonnes a month earlier, while palm kernel cake exports surged 22.78% to 280,296 tonnes from 228,295 tonnes.
Oleochemical exports rose sharply by 33.49% to 283,261 tonnes from 212,203 tonnes in November.
Biodiesel exports, however, slumped 75.14% to 11,697 tonnes from 47,059 tonnes.
The MPOB reported zero CPO imports in December, while combined imports of palm kernel oil and palm oil rose 43.64% to 33,292 tonnes from 23,176 tonnes in the preceding month.