Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc announced production results for the first five months ended 31 May 2023. For the first five months ended 31 May 2023, own production of fresh fruit bunches ("FFB") from continuing operations was 420,300mt, a decrease of 5% compared to the same period in 2022 (five months to May 2022: 443,800mt on a like-for-like basis). FFB production from discontinued operations was 12,200mt against 17,000mt for the corresponding period last year.

The plantations in Kalimantan with younger palms performed reasonably well, up 4% against last year while plantations with older palms in North Sumatera, Riau and Bengkulu experienced a large drop in production of between 9% to 20%. The production in Bengkulu was also affected by replanting activities which reduced matured areas by 1,675 hectares replanted from 2022 to May 2023.