PETALING JAYA: After enjoying the months-long rally that lifted crude palm oil (CPO) prices to a high that was last seen more than a decade ago, planters will need to brace themselves for a number of challenges ahead. While persistent low palm oil stock levels have been instrumental in pushing CPO prices above the RM4,000-per-tonne range, there are views the commodity may not be able to sustain its price momentum too long. Analysts are predicting palm oil production to recover strongly in the coming months, and as a result, boost planters’ inventories that would in turn exert pressure on CPO prices.