CPO exports to remain good until end of 2007, trade misnister says

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said she believed Indonesia`s crude palm oil exports would still be good until the end of this year although there was a decline in volume and value in September.

"I think the performance still remains good because demand and price are still relatively high," she said.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) the value of the CPO exports in September dropped by around 30 percent from US$684.2 million in the month before to US$479.2 million causing the country`s export performance to decline 0.91 percent from US$9.6 billion to US$9.52 billion in August.