SINGAPORE (Yosefardi) – First Resources Limited produced 49,956 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) in December 2013, grew by 12.3% from 44,476 tons on the same period of 2012.

For whole year of 2013, the company’s CPO production reached 588,792 tons, increased 12% from 525,831 tons in 2012.

Palm kernel oil (PKO) output also rose 14.3% to 11,939 tons in December 2013, while PKO extraction rate inched up to 5.5%, compared to 5.4% in December 2012. CPO extraction rate was flat at 23.1%.

FFB output increased 7.8% to 189,896 tons in December 2013, from 176,190 tons in December 2012. Nucleus plantation produced 168,808 tons of FFBs while plasma plantation produced 21,088 tons.