Monthly Palm Oil Trade Statistics, 2012

	Exports		Imports
	2011	2012	2011	2012
Jan	1,222,067	1,386,860	164,938	209,408
Feb	1,114,593	1,223,516	189,411	246,419
Mar	1,235,261	1,329,564	133,505	131,581
Apr	1,349,739	1,333,817	63,391	124,075
May	1,411,314	1,408,514	105,976	129,441
Jun	1,585,039	1,547,218	109,568	137,532
Jul	1,735,891	1,291,583	109,958	86,476
Aug	1,693,110	1,441,369	73,768	65,171
Sep	1,546,196	1,513,882	74,746	32,830
Oct	1,843,602	1,775,218	45,478	55,937
Nov	1,665,591	1,661,514	88,265	84,918
Dec	1,590,863	1,649,803	146,672	87,224
Jan-Dec	17,993,265	17,562,858	1,305,676	1,391,013

Country	Jan – Dec 2012	Jan – Dec 2011	Change (Vol.)	Change (%)	Jan - Dec 2011
China	3,501,677	3,982,128	(480,451)	(12.07)	3,982,128
Egypt	431,324	710,421	(279,097)	(39.29)	710,421
EU	2,220,794	2,006,093	214,701	10.70	2,006,093
India	2,631,406	1,667,908	963,498	57.77	1,667,908
Japan	559,467	541,439	18,028	3.33	541,439
Pakistan	1,343,254	1,821,009	(477,755)	(26.24)	1,821,009
Philippines	285,155	512,218	(227,063)	(44.33)	512,218
USA	1,029,443	1,054,997	(25,554)	(2.42)	1,054,997
Total	12,002,520	9,748,681	2,253,839	23.12	9,748,681

	Production		End-Stocks
	2011	2012	2011	2012
Jan	1,057,917	1,288,294	1,418,456	2,020,881
Feb	1,094,308	1,188,356	1,481,169	2,061,698
Mar	1,416,370	1,211,257	1,614,185	1,956,881
Apr	1,529,951	1,272,622	1,670,792	1,850,731
May	1,741,796	1,383,735	1,922,655	1,785,714
Jun	1,753,137	1,470,648	2,054,708	1,699,145
Jul	1,751,188	1,691,916	2,008,704	1,999,093
Aug	1,667,146	1,664,249	1,899,813	2,112,797
Sep	1,869,070	2,004,238	2,163,292	2,480,990
Oct	1,908,564	1,938,430	2,131,669	2,505,173
Nov	1,627,699	1,891,132	2,096,883	2,565,745
Dec	1,494,374	1,780,262	2,057,296	2,627,530
Jan-Dec	18,911,520	18,785,139	1,876,635	2,138,865

	CPO Local Prices
	2011	2012
Jan	3,772	3,183
Feb	3,819	3,109
Mar	3,504	3,278
Apr	3,378	3,481
May	3,382	3,189
Jun	3,290	2,956
Jul	3,091	3,032
Aug	3,121	2,957
Sep	3,067	2,720
Oct	2,841	2,244
Nov	3,073	2,220
Dec	3,115	2,052
Jan-Dec	3,288	2,868

Note: Average for Peninsular Malaysia

Palm Oil Imports by EU
	Palm Oil Imports from Malaysia (Tonnes)*				Total Palm Oil Imports **
Country	Jan – Dec 2012	Jan – Dec 2011	Change (Volume)	Jan-Dec 2011
BELGIUM	1,664	1,273	391	1,273	436,400
BULGARIA	10,246	3,310	6,936	3,310	41,200
CYPRUS	616	231	385	231	700
CZECH	158	111	47	111	44,100
DENMARK	46,804	70,218	(23,414)	70,218	158,900
ESTONIA	283	274	9	274	600
FINLAND	51,592	68,997	(17,405)	68,997	240,000
FRANCE	480	5,060	(4,580)	5,060	269,700
GERMANY	110,407	130,627	(20,220)	130,627	1,156,700
GREECE	50,333	4,855	45,478	4,855	86,700
HUNGARY	508	544	(36)	544	18,100
ITALY	242,929	218,763	24,166	218,763	963,900
LATVIA	235	43	192	43	2,100
LITHUANIA	262	130	132	130	10,500
LUXEMBURG	115	2,050	(1,935)	2,050	N/A
MALTA	141	135	6	135	N/A
NETHERLANDS	1,374,186	1,144,090	230,096	1,144,090	1,945,300
POLAND	619	543	76	543	216,700
PORTUGAL	2	418	(416)	418	77,600
ROMANIA	4,947	4,845	102	4,845	571,900
SLOVENIA	255	212	43	212	1600
SPAIN	176,842	140,763	36,079	140,763	589,000
SWEDEN	103,873	160,505	(56,632)	160,505	137,800
UNITED KINGDOM	43,297	48,097	(4,800)	48,097	620,400
TOTAL	2,220,794	2,006,093	214,701	2,006,093	7,589,900

Palm Oil Imports by Country
	Palm Oil Imports from Malaysia (Tonnes)*				Total Palm Oil Imports **
Country	Jan – Dec 2012	Jan – Dec 2011	Change (Volume)	Jan-Dec 2011	Jan-Dec 2011
AFGHANISTAN	8,234	4,754	3,480	4,754	118,000
ALBANIA	34	80	(46)	80	N/A
ALGERIA	25,596	34,693	(9,097)	34,693	88,000
ANGOLA	87,236	93,543	(6,307)	93,543	138,800
ANGUILLA	39	0	39	0	N/A
ANTIGUA	637	40	597	40	N/A
ARGENTINA	3,288	2,935	353	2,935	2600
ARMENIA	0	22	(22)	22	N/A
AUSTRALIA	93,518	118,104	(24,586)	118,104	112,000
AZERBAIJAN	22	0	22	0	39,000
BAHAMAS	126	0	126	0	N/A
BAHRAIN	7,085	3,352	3,733	3,352	N/A
BANGLADESH	273,534	150,095	123,439	150,095	946,000
BARBADOS	187	100	87	100	N/A
BELGIUM	1,662	1,273	389	1,273	436,400
BENIN	280,434	270,672	9,762	270,672	190,000
BERMUDA	0	117	(117)	117	N/A
BOTSWANA	60	0	60	0	N/A
BRAZIL	5,627	22,917	(17,290)	22,917	214,400
BRUNEI	5,210	4,333	877	4,333	N/A
BULGARIA	10,246	3,310	6,936	3,310	41,200
BULKINA FASO	0	652	(652)	652	N/A
CAMBODIA	3,645	3,724	(79)	3,724	N/A
CAMEROON	54,540	12,604	41,936	12,604	26,800
CANADA	10,032	8,342	1,690	8,342	71,300
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	232	1,407	(1,175)	1,407	N/A
CHILE	1,660	1,804	(144)	1,804	1,600
CHINA P.R	3,501,677	3,982,128	(480,451)	3,982,128	6,173,000
COLOMBIA	10,238	16,639	(6,401)	16,639	111,400
COMOROS	1,367	1,393	(26)	1,393	N/A
CONGO	54,070	77,155	(23,085)	77,155	80,000
COSTA RICA	105	445	(340)	445	25,400
COTE D IVORE	42,242	1,899	40,343	1,899	N/A
CROATIA	6,220	5,617	603	5,617	14,900
CUBA	155	101	54	0	N/A
CYPRUS	617	231	386	231	700
CZECH	158	111	47	111	44,100
DENMARK	46,805	70,218	(23,413)	70,218	158,900
DJIBOUTI	52,153	117,359	(65,206)	117,359	N/A
DOMINICA	988	5,628	(4,640)	5,628	38,300
EGYPT	431,324	710,421	(279,097)	710,421	730,000
EL SALVADOR	20	0	20	0	N/A
ERITREA	6,404	8,951	(2,547)	8,951	N/A
ESTONIA	282	274	8	274	600
ETHIOPIA	59,121	55,597	3,524	55,597	231,500
FIJI	4,644	6,557	(1,913)	6,557	N/A
FINLAND	51,593	68,997	(17,404)	68,997	240,000
FRANCE	480	5,060	(4,580)	5,060	269,700
GABON	11,354	16,309	(4,955)	16,309	N/A
GAMBIA	12,084	16,904	(4,820)	16,904	41,900
GEORGIA	2,895	8,389	(5,494)	8,389	20,700
GERMANY	110,407	130,627	(20,2200	130,627	1,156,700
GHANA	185,566	110,471	75,095	110,471	132,700
GREECE	50,333	4,855	45,478	4,855	86,700
GUADELOUPE	0	89	(89)	89	N/A
GUAM	21	0	21	0	N/A
GUATEMALA	429	3,180	(2,751)	3,180	22,000
GUINEA	18,543	52,983	(34,440)	52,983	N/A
GUINEA BISSAU	987	2,380	(1,393)	2,380	N/A
GUYANA	2,393	2,023	370	2,023	N/A
HAITI	39,972	78,121	(38,149)	78,121	74,800
HONDURAS	0	452	(452)	452	11,300
HONG KONG	11,852	12,967	(1,115)	12,967	174,500
HUNGARY	508	544	(36)	544	18,100
INDIA	2,631,406	1,667,908	963,498	1,667,908	6,745,000
INDONESIA	3,571	28,611	(25,040)	28,611	49,000
IRAN	548,603	342,423	206,180	342,423	719,300
IRAQ	1,919	830	1,089	830	183,300
ITALY	242,930	218,763	24,167	218,763	963,900
JAMAICA	1,205	1,584	(379)	1,584	6,400
JAPAN	559,467	541,439	18,028	541,439	588,000
JORDAN	23,282	21,620	1,662	21,620	45,200
KAZAKSTAN	4,168	1,968	2,200	1,968	4,300
KENYA	51,850	30,616	21,234	30,616	455,000
KUWAIT	21,716	12,512	9,204	12,512	43,000
KYRGYZSTAN	193	124	69	124	2,300
LAOS	120	205	(85)	205	N/A
LATVIA	234	43	191	43	2,100
LEBANON	8,409	7,918	491	7,918	14,000
LIBERIA	7,163	12,400	(5,237)	12,400	N/A
LIBYA	86	0	86	0	37,000
LIECHTENSTEIN	128	0	128	0	N/A
LITHUANIA	262	130	132	130	10,500
LUXEMBURG	115	2,050	(1,935)	2,050	N/A
MACAU	72	0	72	0	N/A
MACEDONIA	66	109	(43)	109	5,600
MADAGASCAR	25,378	34,336	(8,958)	34,336	47,300
MALAWI	0	36	(36)	36	N/A
MALDIVES	3,105	4,106	(1,001)	4,106	N/A
MALTA	142	135	7	135	N/A
MARSHALL ISLAND	0	1	(1)	1	N/A
MAURITANIA	52,264	97,940	(45,676)	97,940	93,700
MAURITIUS	6,208	4,766	1,442	4,766	6,300
MAYOTTE	107	433	(326)	433	N/A
MEXICO	8,661	26,182	(17,521)	26,182	393,500
MICRONESIA FEDERATION	3	5	(2)	5	N/A
MOLDOVA	22	0	22	0	2,700
MONGOLIA	2,238	1,482	756	1,482	N/A
MONTENEGRO	204	0	204	0	N/A
MOROCCO	17,101	23,371	(6,270)	23,371	42,000
MOZAMBIQUE	9,099	8,452	647	8,452	66,200
MYANMAR	344,495	244,353	100,142	244,353	394,900
NAMIBIA	673	361	312	361	N/A
NEPAL	2,151	1,328	823	1,328	N/A
NETHERLANDS	1,374,186	1,144,090	230,096	1,144,090	1,945,300
NEW CALEDONIA	76	28	48	28	N/A
NEW ZEALAND	22,752	25,486	(2,734)	25,486	18,000
NICARAGUA	80	0	80	0	39,400
NIGER	2,296	3,026	(730)	3,026	34,000
NIGERIA	141,368	384,239	(242,871)	384,239	845,000
NORTH KOREA	311	5,762	(5,451)	5,762	N/A
NORWAY	883	570	313	570	6,000
OMAN	47,647	64,495	(16,848)	64,495	122,500
PAKISTAN	1,343,254	1,821,009	(477,755)	1,821,009	2,014,000
PANAMA	855	128	727	128	6,900
PAPUA N GUINEA	14,848	3,144	11,704	3,144	4,800
PERU	402	8,461	(8,059)	8,461	40,000
PHILIPPINES	285,155	512,218	(227,063)	512,218	543,000
POLAND	619	543	76	543	216,700
PORTUGAL	2	418	(416)	418	77,600
QATAR	3,944	1,745	2,199	1,745	7,600
REUNION	83	66	17	66	N/A
ROMANIA	4,948	4,845	103	4,845	571,900
RUSSIA	59,494	107,196	(47,702)	107,196	566,000
SAMOA	31	0	31	0	N/A
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE	268	262	6	262	N/A
SAUDI ARABIA	59,467	40,406	19,061	40,406	285,000
SENEGAL	14,764	10,827	3,937	10,827	65,000
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO	22	152	(130)	152	17,800
SEYCHELLES	335	247	88	247	N/A
SIERRA LEONE	5,274	9,127	(3,853)	9,127	N/A
SINGAPORE	563,093	477,264	85,829	477,264	680,000
SLOVENIA	254	212	42	212	1600
SOLOMON ISLAND	22	242	(220)	242	N/A
SOMALIA	8,441	5,307	3,134	5,307	43,400
SOUTH AFRICA	171,188	201,441	(30,253)	201,441	366,000
SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLAND	0	136	(136)	136	N/A
SOUTH KOREA	365,894	355,652	10,242	355,652	292,000
SPAIN	176,842	140,763	36,079	140,763	589,000
SRI LANKA	61,243	110,682	(49,439)	110,682	135,300
ST. LUCIA	120	96	24	96	N/A
SUDAN	1,774	1,985	(211)	1,985	55,900
SURINAME	1,565	1,794	(229)	1,794	N/A
SWAZILAND	85	22	63	22	N/A
SWEDEN	103,873	160,505	(56,632)	160,505	137,800
SWITZERLAND	5,308	7,424	(2,116)	7,424	34,100
SYRIA	2,322	9,747	(7,425)	9,747	100,000
TAHITI	0	300	(300)	300	N/A
TAIWAN	129,797	146,799	(17,002)	146,799	154,000
TAJIKISTAN	0	85	(85)	85	N/A
TANZANIA	107,667	49,493	58,174	49,493	251,000
TOGO	175,443	154,017	21,426	154,017	76,000
TONGA	17	0	17	0	300
TRINIDAD	6,534	6,939	(405)	6,939	8,200
TUNISIA	200	8,249	(8,049)	8,249	N/A
TURKEY	35,572	106,574	(71,002)	106,574	429,000
UAE	172,541	402,378	(229,837)	402,378	510,000
UGANDA	9,937	2,118	7,819	2,118	195,000
UKRAINE	243,921	136,713	107,208	136,713	190,000
UNITED KINGDOM	43,298	48,097	(4,799)	48,097	620,400
UNITED STATES	1,029,443	1,054,997	(25,554)	1,054,997	1,087,600
URUGUAY	41	305	(264)	305	1,400
UZBEKISTAN	18,082	13,178	4,904	13,178	14,600
VANUATU	111	113	(2)	113	N/A
VENEZUELA	81	60	21	60	99,200
VIETNAM	468,669	420,104	48,565	420,104	579,000
YEMEN ARAB REP.	44,476	65,984	(21,508)	65,984	133,800
YUGOSLAVIA	21	0	21	0	N/A
ZAMBIA	23	94	(71)	94	N/A
OTHERS	61,889	102,421	(40,532)	102,519	N/A
TOTAL	17,562,858	17,993,265	(430,407)	17,993,265

Source : * Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB),
** Oil World
(#) Total Palm Oil Imports for EU – Intra-EU trade excluded

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