date:May 07, 2014
rates, higher selling prices achieved and lower costs of production, a very pleasing result during the typical monsoon season at our operating sites.
In the first quarter of 2014, the Group processed 618,880 tonnes of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB), some 10.3% higher than the same period last year, including 162,892 tonnes from smallholders (2013: 155,906 tonnes). Crude Palm Oil (CPO) extraction rates during the period averaged 22.14%, as compared to the corresponding period in 2013 of 21.70%. As a