MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Indonesia\'s SMART Says Palm Output to Grow 8 Pct a Yr
Indonesia\'s SMART Says Palm Output to Grow 8 Pct a Yr
14/06/2012 (Reuters) - Indonesian palm oil firm SMART will grow its output of the edible oil by 8 percent a year for the next five years, as its plantations mature to produce greater yields, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday.
"It will be about an 8 percent increase. Some immature plantations are now becoming mature," said Franky Widjaja, CEO of SMART's parent firm, Singapore-listed Golden Agri-Resources .
SMART's 2011 palm output was 2.6 million tonnes from Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer.