Dekel Agri-Vision Plc (LON:DKL), the West African agriculture company focused on building a portfolio of sustainable and diversified projects, has provided an April 2024 monthly production update for its Ayenouan palm oil project in Côte d’Ivoire.
Key Highlights
· The Palm Oil Operation had a solid month albeit CPO production was 27.1% lower than the record April 2023 results. This is due to the high season in 2024 appearing to return to a more typical peak cycle in March 2024 compared to 2023 where the peak occurred in April. Year to date April 2024 CPO production remains 5% higher than year to date April 2023.
· Like for like April 2024 CPO sales volumes were 45.8% higher than April last year due to the sale of stock on hand following the strong Q1 2024 production period.
· CPO sales prices continued to be historically strong at €777 per tonne. International prices remain buoyant at approximately €900 per tonne and we are optimistic that as local inventory levels decrease over the coming months local prices should continue to gradually strengthen towards the international price.
· The CPO extraction rate of 22.5% in April 2024 was an excellent result being 5.1% higher than April 2023. We are seeing this trend of higher CPO extraction rates continue in May which is enhancing our gross margin percentage.
| Apr-24 | Apr-23 | Change | |
| FFB processed (tonnes) | 20,012 | 28,846 | -30.6% |
| CPO Extraction Rate | 22.5% | 21.4% | 5.1% |
| CPO production (tonnes) | 4,502 | 6,179 | -27.1% |
| CPO Sales (tonnes) | 5,815 | 3,988 | 45.8% |
| Average CPO price per tonne | €777 | €976 | -20.4% |
| Palm Kernel Oil (‘PKO’) production (tonnes) | 230 | 382 | -39.8% |
| PKO Sales (tonnes) | 265 | Nil | n/a |
| Average PKO price per tonne | €759 | n/a | n/a |
Lincoln Moore, Dekel Agri-Vision‘s Executive Director, said: “YTD CPO production levels remain ahead of 2023. In addition, with CPO prices remaining relatively high and enhanced CPO extraction rates, H1 2024 is continuing to be a period of robust financial performance from the Palm Oil Operation.”
