Vintage approach to forecasting palm oil production in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ali Nordin, Ali Zulhusni, Ahmad, Siti Mashani, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah, Mohd Noh, Kusairi, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin, Alias, Emmy Farha, Ng, Keng Yap, Idris, Nurjihan, Jabir, Nur Alina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35160/1/Vintage%20approach%20to%20forecasting%20palm%20oil%20production%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35160/; http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/index.php/opiej#article-info

Oil palm is an important crop to the Malaysian economy. Due to its strategic significance there is a need to have a reliable estimate of the production of the commodity to facilitate decision-making by policymakers and industry participants. The vintage approach has been shown to be more efficient i...