# Malaysia able to meet global demand for palm oil following Indonesia’s export ban, says minister | Malay Mail

> Malaysia's plantation ministry said the country can meet global palm oil demand after Indonesia's export ban took effect April 28. The minister cited reopened borders and returning foreign labour as supports for raising output.

- Date: 2022-04-28 · published 2022-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15831-malaysia-able-to-meet-global-demand-for-palm-oil-following-indonesia-s-export
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Malaysian supply capacity partly offsets Indonesia's ban, limiting the palm oil price rally but leaving a tight global vegetable oil balance.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-23 | [Indonesia palm oil export curbs: An open door for Malaysia?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15465-indonesia-palm-oil-export-curbs-an-open-door-for-malaysia.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-08 | [Indonesia, Malaysia and EU form task force to negotiate palm oil trade under EUDR \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15713-indonesia-malaysia-and-eu-form-task-force-to-negotiate-palm-oil-trade-under.md) | -2.3% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-12-21 | [CPO export tax unlikely to affect EU demand, says Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55458-cpo-export-tax-unlikely-to-affect-eu-demand-says-malaysian-palm-oil-council-ceo.md) | +1.2% | +6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-20 | [Indonesia’s new palm oil export rules draw scrutiny from Malaysia, traders \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15461-indonesia-s-new-palm-oil-export-rules-draw-scrutiny-from-malaysia-traders-malay.md) | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-24 | [Indonesia’s plug on CPO exports could affect local processing sector, says palm oil board \| MalaysiaNow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44424-indonesia-s-plug-on-cpo-exports-could-affect-local-processing-sector-says-palm.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2022/04/28/malaysia-able-to-meet-global-demand-for-palm-oil-following-indonesias-expor/2056169

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