KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks at the end of March fell 10.68% from the previous month to 1.71 million metric tons, data from the industry regulator showed on Monday.

Crude palm oil production gained 10.57% from February to 1.39 million tons, while palm oil exports ticked up 28.61% to 1.32 million tons, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

A Reuters survey forecast March inventories at 1.79 million tons, a 6.65% decline from the previous month, with output at 1.38 million tons and exports at 1.23 million tons. (Reporting by Danial Azhar; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)