16/04/2014 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for April 1-15 rose 8.6  percent to 521,847 tonnesfrom 480,730 tonnes for March 1-15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Tuesday.

Here is the breakdown of the ITS palm export figures for April 1 to 15 compared with a month ago (intonnes):  
   
                                      PALM PRODUCTS
                                                   April 1-15           March 1-15 
         
   Crude palm oil                        94,350               113,987 
           
   RBD palm oil                          31,150                53,911 
           
   RBD palm olein                   189,110               172,274 
          
   RBD palm stearin                 36,685                36,120 
          
   Crude palm kernel oil            4,080                   520 
            
   Palm fatty acid distillate       34,258                17,812 
           
     
                                         TOP PALM MARKETS 
                                                 April 1-15          March 1-15 
        
   European Union                 87,427               108,935 
         
   China                                     84,300                78,460 
         
   India & subcontinent           91,250                87,400 
         
   
(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 %
  March                     1,205,010           -39,091           -3.1 
  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