Malaysia: Oilseeds and Products Update

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Severe floods on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia last month caused production to drop 22.5 percent compared to November. Output has now entered the seasonal down cycle, which will be exacerbated by the flood’s effect. As result, the 2014/15 production forecast is reduced from 21.25 to 19.7 million tons in the attached updated PS&D tables. 

Malaysia: Oilseeds and Products Update

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