# Indonesia plan to centralise palm oil exports raises fears of supply disruption | Reuters

> Indonesia plans to centralise its palm oil exports, which has raised concerns about supply disruption. Indonesia accounts for more than half of global palm oil shipments, and its past export-restricting moves to prioritise local sales and biodiesel supplies have lifted palm and rival edible oil prices.

- Date: 2026-05-20 · published 2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15467-indonesia-plan-to-centralise-palm-oil-exports-raises-fears-of-supply-disruption
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Centralised export control could tighten global vegetable oil supply and support prices for palm, soyoil and sunflower oil, with knock-on effects for feed fats and meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-18 | [Indonesia to require palm oil export permits \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15848-indonesia-to-require-palm-oil-export-permits-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +10.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-09 | [Indonesia tightens palm oil export curbs in new hit to global supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42374-indonesia-tightens-palm-oil-export-curbs-in-new-hit-to-global-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.3% | -9.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-23 | [Indonesia policy uncertainty hampers resumption of palm oil exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15826-indonesia-policy-uncertainty-hampers-resumption-of-palm-oil-exports-reuters.md) | +1.8% | -10.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-02 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan.md) | +4.8% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-18 | [Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says.md) | -0.2% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2022-03-09 | [Indonesia tightens palm oil export curbs in new hit to global supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42374-indonesia-tightens-palm-oil-export-curbs-in-new-hit-to-global-supplies-reuters.md) | -6.9% | +240.0% |
| SBO | 2022-05-23 | [Indonesia policy uncertainty hampers resumption of palm oil exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15826-indonesia-policy-uncertainty-hampers-resumption-of-palm-oil-exports-reuters.md) | -1.6% | -9.5% |
| SBO | 2023-01-02 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan.md) | -1.9% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-plan-centralise-palm-oil-exports-raises-fears-supply-disruption-2026-05-20/

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