# Malaysia's palm oil stocks above expectations on higher-than-projected output in May | S&P Global

> Malaysian palm oil stocks at end-May fell 7.4% to 1.52 million tonnes, above expectations, as production declined only slightly. Exports rose 26.7% in May as buyers turned to Malaysia after Indonesia's export ban.

- Date: 2022-06-10 · published 2022-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15815-malaysia-s-palm-oil-stocks-above-expectations-on-higher-than-projected-output
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher-than-expected Malaysian stocks signal ample near-term supply, which weighs on palm oil prices despite strong export demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-01 | [Malaysian palm oil output expected to improve this year \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15665-malaysian-palm-oil-output-expected-to-improve-this-year-the-western-producer.md) | -1.4% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-11 | [Malaysia’s palm oil stocks hit six-month high in August as output surges — MPOB – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28395-malaysia-s-palm-oil-stocks-hit-six-month-high-in-august-as-output-surges-mpob.md) | -0.5% | +11.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-18 | [Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation eyes palm oil output recovery, high prices - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48726-malaysia-s-sime-darby-plantation-eyes-palm-oil-output-recovery-high-prices-the.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-11 | [Malaysia end-Sept palm oil stocks hits highest in nearly 3 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15784-malaysia-end-sept-palm-oil-stocks-hits-highest-in-nearly-3-years.md) | -1.3% | +14.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-29 | [Malaysian palm oil output likely to be higher in 2019  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6147-malaysian-palm-oil-output-likely-to-be-higher-in-2019-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -7.8% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/061022-malaysias-palm-oil-stocks-above-expectations-on-higher-than-projected-output-in-may

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