KUALA LUMPUR: After a sharp slowdown in the first quarter due to the Covid-19 lockdown imposed by countries across the globe, the palm oil industry has turned more optimistic.
As businesses resume operations, industry players expects demand for palm oil to pick up.
Palm oil players also welcomed the tax exemption provided under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) which could help to manage the country's current stock level of 2.03 million tonnes as at May 2020. The exemption will further stabilise crude palm oil (CPO) price which are trading between RM2,300 and RM2,400 per tonne.
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