15/03/2014 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products from March. 1 to 15 fell 20.7 percent to 480,730 tonnes from 606,190 tonnes shipped during Feb. 1 to 15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Saturday.

Here is the breakdown of the ITS palm export figures for March. 1 to 15 compared with a month ago (in tonnes):  

                                      PALM PRODUCTS
                                                    March 1-15             Feb 1-15 
        
   Crude palm oil                     113,987               67,800 
           
   RBD palm oil                         53,911               68,550 
           
   RBD palm olein                   172,274              277,965 
          
   RBD palm stearin                 36,120               52,070 
           
   Crude palm kernel oil              520                4,690 
            
   Palm fatty acid distillate      17,812               19,935 

                                         TOP PALM MARKETS 
                                                March 1-15            Feb 1-15 
        
   European Union                   108,935             106,230 
         
   China                                        78,460             135,740 
         
   India & subcontinent             87,400             139,550 
          
   
(Only selected palm products and destinations are displayed here; they may not add up to total exports)   

                    TOTAL PALM EXPORTS, BY MONTH  
  Month                    Total                 Net Change      m/m %
  February              1,244,101           -31,591            -2.5 
  January                1,275,692          -158,218         -11.0   
  December           1,433,910           -15,574          -1.1 
  November           1,449,664           -72,264          -4.8
  October                1,521,928            -8,364           -0.5
  September          1,530,292          +31,537         +2.1
  August                  1,498,755          +91,820        +6.5
  July                        1,406,935          +56,624        +4.2
  June                      1,350,311          +88,030        +7.0
  May                        1,248,014          -44,357         -3.4
  April                       1,305,120          -59,000         -4.3
  March                   1,364,120            37,700        +2.8