2020 was the year where demand for commodities was supposed to be sluggish due to a global recession brought upon by Covid-19, but palm oil prices beat expectations, rising by as much as 30%. To understand why there was this anomaly and what we can expect in 2021, we speak to Alvin Tai, Soft Commodity Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning

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