KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil
stocks at the end of January fell 11.83% from the previous month
to 2.02 million metric tons, more than expected, data from
industry regulator the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) showed on
Tuesday.
    Crude palm oil production declined 9.59% from December to
1.40 million tons in January, while palm oil exports dropped
0.85% to 1.35 million tons, MPOB said.
     A Reuters survey forecast January's inventories at 2.14
million tons, a 6.62% decline from the previous month, with
output at 1.37 million tons and exports at 1.22 million tons.
    Following is a breakdown of the MPOB figures and Reuters
estimates for January (volumes in tons)            : 
           January 2024   January 2024    December     January
                              poll          2023*        2023
                                                      
                                                      
  Output    1,402,020      1,367,351      1,550,797   1,380,410
 Stocks     2,019,781      2,139,592      2,291,167   2,268,198
 Exports    1,350,574      1,219,007      1,362,145   1,135,498
 Imports      29,494         40,000        40,062      144,937
    *indicates revised figures by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board  


 (Reporting by Danial Azhar; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)