# Indonesia's Feb palm oil exports hit 4-month high on tax cut | Reuters

> Indonesia exported 2.06 million metric tons of crude and refined palm oil in February, the highest since October and up 45.1% from a year earlier. The export surge followed a tax cut that made Indonesian palm oil cheaper to ship.

- Date: 2025-03-17 · published 2025-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15575-indonesia-s-feb-palm-oil-exports-hit-4-month-high-on-tax-cut-reuters
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export volumes add supply to the global vegetable oil market, which is bearish for palm oil prices unless offset by demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-24 | [Indonesia's palm oil exports to EU to climb on trade pact, regulatory reprieve \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22880-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-to-eu-to-climb-on-trade-pact-regulatory-reprieve.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-03 | [India’s Palm Oil Imports Hit 14-month Low, Said Dealers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4380-india-s-palm-oil-imports-hit-14-month-low-said-dealers.md) | +9.2% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-25 | [Indonesia faces more barriers in palm oil exports  - Xinhua Silk Road](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69461-indonesia-faces-more-barriers-in-palm-oil-exports-xinhua-silk-road.md) | -0.3% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports set to soar 60% in price blow \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40582-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-set-to-soar-60-in-price-blow-fmt.md) | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-22 | [Malaysia’s palm oil stocks could hit 3-1/2-year high as Indonesia boosts exports - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15791-malaysia-s-palm-oil-stocks-could-hit-3-1-2-year-high-as-indonesia-boosts.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/indonesias-feb-palm-oil-exports-hit-4-month-high-tax-cut-2025-03-17/

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