Malaysias crude palm oil production decreased 13.3% month over month to 1.55 million tonnes in December.

Production of crude palm oil in Malaysia plummeted 13.3% on month to 1.55 mln tn in December, according to preliminary figures from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board. December saw a 5.1% decrease in palm oil exports to 1.33 million tons. The report indicated that shipments of biodiesel decreased by 0.7% month to 17,834 tn. Biofuel is also made from palm oil. In December, the nation's total palm oil reserves dropped 4.6% month over month to 2.29 million tons. India is the biggest user of edible oils, whereas Malaysia is the second-largest producer of crude palm oil worldwide.

As of January 3, farmers in Andhra Pradesh have planted rabi crops across 856,000 ha, a 27% decrease from 1.18 million ha a year earlier, according to state data.The area under bengal gram was down 29% on year at 238,000 ha from 337,000 ha last year, the statistics indicated. There were 444,000 acres of pulses, a 29% decrease from the previous year. The main rabi crops farmed in the state include tobacco, peanuts, black gram, bengal gram, and maize.

According to the data, Andhra Pradesh usually receives 15.9 mm of rain throughout the winter, but so far this year there has been no rainfall in the state. As of January 3, farmers in Andhra Pradesh had planted 166,000 hectares of rice, compared to 278,000 hectares the year before. For the current agricultural season, 820,000 hectares is the intended area. Jowar's acreage was risen at 57,000 hectares from 39,000 ha a year ago, data revealed.