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In a major relief for the Indian government and consumers, crude palm oil (CPO) prices are likely to decline by nearly 15 per cent before the end of 2017 due to bumper supply from Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest producers of the oil to which India is a big importer.Speaking on the sidelines of the Globoil India 2017, the three-day event here, James Fry, Chairman, LMC International, a London based agri commodities' trading firm, said, "Crude palm oil prices are set to decline to ringgit 2400 a tonne by the current year-end primarily because of huge supply coming in from Malaysia and Indonesia."The benchmark CPO contract for near month delivery in Bursa Malaysia shot up sharply to trade at ringgit 2873 a tonne, a 3.8 per cent jump in September alone. The CPO price shows a sharp 7.8 per cent rise from its level a month ago. The sudden spurt in the CPO price is largely attributed to lower output in Malaysia and Indonesia where production declined due to fewer number of ...