JAKARTA (May 4): Indonesia exported 5.85 million metric tonnes of crude and refined palm oil in the January-to-March quarter, up 9.30% from the same period a year earlier, statistics bureau data showed on Monday.

The shipments were worth US$6.11 billion.

In March, Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, exported 1.31 million tonnes at a value of US$1.42 billion, the bureau said.

The bureau’s data excludes palm kernel oil, oleochemicals and biodiesel. GAPKI, Indonesia’s palm oil association, usually releases its own numbers at a later date, covering more products, and thus has different export figures.

Source : The Edge Malaysia