# Palm Steadies as B50, China Rules and Record Stocks Collide

> Malaysian crude palm oil futures held firm near $1,018 a tonne after the October MPOB data showed production up 16.5% and closing stocks up 31.9% to 2.16 million tonnes. Indonesia's B50 biodiesel programme is expected to keep more palm oil at home and reduce exports in 2027. MPOB has urged the industry to study China's new contaminant standards.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T06:07:01.274Z
- Category: policy · region Southeast Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100748-palm-steadies-as-b50-china-rules-and-record-stocks-collide
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Indonesian biodiesel absorption could tighten exports over time, while high Malaysian stocks currently cap prices. China's contaminant rules may shift trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-06 | [Palm oil markets roiled by biofuel rules and geopolitical shocks - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15548-palm-oil-markets-roiled-by-biofuel-rules-and-geopolitical-shocks-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.8% | +2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-17 | [EU deforestation rules: leather out, soluble coffee and palm derivatives in - Lovguiden](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17483-eu-deforestation-rules-leather-out-soluble-coffee-and-palm-derivatives-in.md) | -1.7% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-27 | [Palm Oil News - The Opportunity and six challenge palm oil RUU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67358-palm-oil-news-the-opportunity-and-six-challenge-palm-oil-ruu.md) | +5.5% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-25 | [Palm oil falls - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45655-palm-oil-falls-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-01 | [Palm Oil Markets Split as Indonesia Export Revamp Confuses Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19375-palm-oil-markets-split-as-indonesia-export-revamp-confuses-trade.md) | -0.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- palmoileconomics.com: https://palmoileconomics.com/news/2026-11-15-palm-steadies-as-b50-china-rules-and-record-stoc

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