KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Malaysia's palm oil export value to the global market would be affected if Malaysia no longer export the commodity and other palm-based products to the European Union (EU) as the region is the country's second-largest palm oil market after China, said the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (KPPK).

BRUSSELS, Oct 30 — Per capita household consumption in the European Union (EU) dropped by a staggering 12.3 per cent in the second quarter (Q2), the sharpest decline since records began in 1999, reported Xinhua news agency.