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An analysis argues that Indonesia's repeated short-term palm oil interventions, including price ceilings, domestic market obligations and export restrictions, have failed to stabilise cooking oil prices. It notes that CPO prices rose about 52% in May 2022 versus the 2021 average, driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, weather and biofuel use.
Frequent policy shifts add uncertainty to Indonesian export supply, which can keep palm oil prices volatile. The analysis itself does not signal a new supply change.
theconversation.comAditya Alta, Nadaa JauzaaJul 15, 2022After 513 past neutral policy events, Palm Oil moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.4%), and -0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
