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Fitch Solutions Macro Research forecast strong Chinese and Indian import demand for palm oil in the coming months. It kept its 2019 average forecast at 2,150 ringgit per tonne and projected 2020 at 2,300 ringgit.
The firm also cited possible El Niño-related dryness in Malaysia and Indonesia that could slow production growth.
Robust import demand and slowing output growth support palm oil prices, which keeps vegetable oil costs elevated for feed formulators.
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