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Malaysian palm oil stockpiles rose to a record 3.45 million tonnes in September. The increase followed a 16% rise in output and a 12% fall in exports, with exports hurt by higher Malaysian prices relative to Indonesia.
Traders expect festive demand and Indian purchases to draw down inventories by year-end.
Record stocks and weaker exports add bearish pressure on palm oil prices in the near term. Lower-priced vegetable oil could ease costs for feed buyers, though the stock drawdown outlook limits the downside.
straitstimes.comOct 5, 2026After 96 past bearish report events, Palm Oil moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.6%), and -0.9% 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.
