Palm Oil Has Been Rallying to Record High

Hoe Lee Leng, Regional Head of Plantations, RHB Investment Bank

11-Mar-22 09:15

Palm Oil Has Been Rallying to Record High

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Palm oil prices has been soaring, in part triggered by the ongoing war in Ukraine that has led to the disruption in the global edible oils trade flows and drove market to look for alternative edible oil. In addition to that, price increase is also triggered by supply disruption from the world's largest palm oil producer. Hoe Lee Leng, Regional Head of Plantations of RHB Investment Bank shares more insights on the developments in the palm oil industry. Image credit: Pexels.com

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Categories: trends and forecasts, markets

Tags: palm oil, palm oil prices, edible oils, commodities, Russia-Ukraine conflict,

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