# Ekspor Sawit RI Terancam, Kena Efek Tarif Trump-Kalah dari Malaysia

> GAPKI's executive director told Indonesian lawmakers that palm oil exports are essential because the country produces about 50 million tons annually and domestic food and cooking-oil use is around 10 million tons. Exports are threatened by US tariff effects, with Indonesia losing competitiveness to Malaysia.

- Date: 2025-04-28 · published 2025-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15571-ekspor-sawit-ri-terancam-kena-efek-tarif-trump-kalah-dari-malaysia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

If exports were curtailed, surplus domestic supply would weigh on palm oil prices, so tariff pressure on export flows is a bearish risk for palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-03-14 | [Prestasi Sawit Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59949-prestasi-sawit-malaysia.md) | +1.5% | +2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-02 | [Amerika Ikuti Kebijakan Eropa, Tekan Ekspor Biodiesel Indonesia – SawitPlus.Com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68833-amerika-ikuti-kebijakan-eropa-tekan-ekspor-biodiesel-indonesia-sawitplus-com.md) | +4.6% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-27 | [Ringgit's outlook dimmed by trade disputes \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58859-ringgit-s-outlook-dimmed-by-trade-disputes-malaysiakini.md) | -1.9% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-09 | [GAPKI Asks For Lower Export Tax To Trim USA Tariff Impact - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15570-gapki-asks-for-lower-export-tax-to-trim-usa-tariff-impact-gabungan-pengusaha.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-08 | [Malaysian palm oil price eases on trade war worries, ringgit strength \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6730-malaysian-palm-oil-price-eases-on-trade-war-worries-ringgit-strength-the-star.md) | -1.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- cnbcindonesia.com: https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20250428161924-4-629369/ekspor-sawit-ri-terancam-kena-efek-tarif-trump-kalah-dari-malaysia

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