KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Malaysian palm oil stockpiles in September likely rose for the first time in seven months, as production grew and export demand eased for the edible oil, a Reuters survey showed.

Inventories in the world's second-largest palm oil producer are forecast to rise 11.9% from August to 2.52 million tonnes in September, their highest in five months, according to a median estimate of eight planters, traders and analysts polled by Reuters.