date:Nov 06, 2018
y pegged October production at 1.96 million tonnes, up 5.7% from the previous month to its highest level in a year.
We gather there has been a change in cropping patterns this year, which leads me to believe the peak (output) will likely take place in November, said Lavis Chong, a plantations analyst at Kenanga Research in Kuala Lumpur.
End-stocks are likely to be on the rise through November and December as a result, until a possible reversal in January along with seasonal production slowdown