Palm Oil Commercial Specifications and QualityCrude Palm/Palm Kernel OilCrude palm oil and crude palm kernel oil quality is generally determined by trading specification as specified by Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) FCPO (Crude Palm Oil Futures) and FPKO (Crude Palm Kernel Futures) contracts.FCPO ContractCrude Palm Oil (CPO) of good merchantable quality, in bulk, unbleached, in Port Tank Installations approved by the Exchange located at the option of the seller at Port Kelang, Penang/Butterworth and Pasir Gudang (Johor).Free Fatty Acids (FFA) of palm oil delivered into Port Tank Installations shall not exceed 4% and from Port Tank Installations shall not exceed 5%.Moisture and impurities shall not exceed 0.25%.Deterioration of Bleachability Index (DOBI) value of palm oil delivered into Port Tank Installations shall be at a minimum of 2.5 and of palm oil delivered from Port Tank Installations shall be at a minimum of 2.31.FPKO ContractCrude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO) of good merchantable quality and stored at a Port Tank Installations located at the option of the seller at Port Kelang, Penang or Butterworth.MEOMA (Malaysia Edible Oil Manufacturers Association) also has its standard specifications for CPKO.The Malaysia Standards (MS) specifies the quality requirements of crude palm and crude palm kernel oil.MS 814:2007 Palm Oil SpecificationMS 815.2007 Palm Stearin SpecificationMS 816: 2007 Palm Olein SpecificationMS 80:2011 Palm Kernel Oil SpecificationMS 1436: 2010 Specification for Palm Kernel OleinMS 1437: 2010 Specification for Palm Kernel Stearin
