# Indonesia-Malaysia competition over food exports grows

> Malaysia banned chicken exports in June 2022 to address domestic prices, and Indonesia lifted its crude palm oil export ban in May before scrapping its levy until end-August. Analysts expect high cooking oil and chicken prices to persist in the region in the coming weeks.

- Date: 2022-07-22 · published 2022-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15807-indonesia-malaysia-competition-over-food-exports-grows
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions and levy changes in the two largest palm oil exporters reshape regional supply flows and keep palm oil prices supported. Poultry export curbs also affect feed demand for regional chicken production.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-07 | [Indonesia's Sep palm oil exports fall 33% on month as India, China favor Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44662-indonesia-s-sep-palm-oil-exports-fall-33-on-month-as-india-china-favor-malaysia.md) | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-19 | [Indonesia to boost biodiesel exports, Malaysia expects to lose market share](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65412-indonesia-to-boost-biodiesel-exports-malaysia-expects-to-lose-market-share.md) | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-29 | [As India, EU may increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56447-as-india-eu-may-increase-duties-indonesia-eyes-china-for-palm-oil-export.md) | +13.0% | +17.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports rise on higher shipments to China \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51202-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-rise-on-higher-shipments-to-china-air-freight-news.md) | -3.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db271637

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