# DATA DIVE - How Indonesia's export ban affected its own, and Malaysia's, shipments - Grain Price News

> Indonesia's palm oil export ban in May cut its shipments by 68%, while Malaysian exports rose 29%. Indonesian exports recovered to 4.33 million tonnes in August, though they remain behind last year's pace. Indonesian stocks fell to 4.04 million tonnes in August from a May high of 7.23 million.

- Date: 2022-10-11 · published 2022-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15787-data-dive-how-indonesia-s-export-ban-affected-its-own-and-malaysia-s-shipments
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The shift in export flows showed how trade restrictions redirect palm supply between origins, and the drawdown in Indonesian stocks supports firmer palm prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-23 | [Indonesia, Malaysia expected to decide global CPO price - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71607-indonesia-malaysia-expected-to-decide-global-cpo-price-antara-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-31 | [Palm oil exports from Indonesia and Malaysia fell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65117-palm-oil-exports-from-indonesia-and-malaysia-fell.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-24 | [Malaysia's palm oil demand to sustain despite Indonesia's export levy waive - Zuraida](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15808-malaysia-s-palm-oil-demand-to-sustain-despite-indonesia-s-export-levy-waive.md) | +1.3% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-17 | [Palm Oil Demand Steady Amid Indonesia’s B40 Mandate and Export Levy Adjustments – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15600-palm-oil-demand-steady-amid-indonesia-s-b40-mandate-and-export-levy-adjustments.md) | -2.4% | -12.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-20 | [Malaysia set to outpace Indonesian palm oil exports to India - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57466-malaysia-set-to-outpace-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-to-india-business-the.md) | +1.6% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/10/11/how-indonesias-export-ban-affected-its-own-and-malaysias-shipments/

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