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Plantations - Higher prices dampen exports

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Publish date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013, 11:50 AM
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Malaysia's palm oil stocks rose by 7% mom to 1.98m tonnes as at end-Nov 13. The stock level was 5% above our forecast, but in line with consensus. The higher stocks vs. our forecast were due mainly to the weaker-than-expected exports.

We are negative on the higher-than-expected stocks, but this is partially offset by concerns that production in Dec may be negatively impacted by the recent flooding in parts of Malaysia. We still think that the firmer CPO price could stay until 1Q14, though the price upside will be capped by concerns over the rising oilseed supplies. We remain Neutral, with First Resources, Wilmar and Astra Agro as our top picks.
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