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JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Tuesday for a third straight session on concerns that Indonesia’s plan to increase export quota would hurt demand.

Palm oil hits over 9-month low

The benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 1.13% to 4,301 ringgit ($973.96) per tonne during early trade. It extended a 7.6% loses posted on Monday.