25/04/2009 (Business Times Malaysia) - MALAYSIAN palm oil producers can grow their exports to Senegal when duties are lowered later this year, said Malaysian ambassador to Senegal Datuk Jamiyah Mohamed Yusof.

Palm oil is not exported directly to Senegal right now as importers buy between 100,000 and 200,000 tonnes of palm oil from neighbouring African countries.

"They are keen to receive palm oil from Malaysia but have not established contacts with Malaysian companies."

Speaking at the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp roundtable talk on business opportunities in Senegal yesterday, Jamiyah said apart from locally produced groundnut oil, the West African state has been importing soyabean oil from Brazil and Argentina.