# Explainer: Indonesia's stop-start controls on palm oil exports

> Indonesia reopened exports of crude palm oil and some derivative products from May 23, but exporters need permits proving they have met a Domestic Market Obligation. The article explains the stop-start nature of the export controls.

- Date: 2022-05-24 · published 2022-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15823-explainer-indonesia-s-stop-start-controls-on-palm-oil-exports
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Partial reopening eases palm oil export flows but permit requirements keep supply uncertain, leaving palm oil prices supported while the DMO rules are clarified.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-26 | [Indonesia's palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41970-indonesia-s-palm-oil-export-ban-seen-short-lived-on-limited-storage.md) | +10.6% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-10 | [Explainer: Indonesia moved to 'flush out' palm oil after slow export resumption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41050-explainer-indonesia-moved-to-flush-out-palm-oil-after-slow-export-resumption.md) | -6.3% | -32.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-27 | [Divided over Indonesian removal of levy on palm oil exports \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61910-divided-over-indonesian-removal-of-levy-on-palm-oil-exports-the-star.md) | -1.1% | +2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-25 | [Crude palm oil excluded from Indonesia export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41968-crude-palm-oil-excluded-from-indonesia-export-ban.md) | +1.2% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-30 | [Indonesia resumes collecting palm oil export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51006-indonesia-resumes-collecting-palm-oil-export-levies.md) | -2.4% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesias-stop-start-controls-palm-oil-exports-2022-05-24/

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