# Malaysia’s March Palm Oil Stocks Drop 16.1% As Export Surge Tightens Supply

> Malaysian palm oil inventories fell 16.1% month on month to 2.26 million tonnes in March 2026 as exports rose to 1.55 million tonnes, outpacing production. Q1 exports rose 29.1% year on year, with strong demand from North Africa and South Asia.

- Date: 2026-04-24 · published 2026-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19817-malaysia-s-march-palm-oil-stocks-drop-16-1-as-export-surge-tightens-supply
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Malaysian stocks and strong export demand support palm oil prices and reduce near-term availability for vegetable oil buyers.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-12 | [Malaysia’s November palm oil stocks dip amid drops in exports - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32803-malaysia-s-november-palm-oil-stocks-dip-amid-drops-in-exports-fastmarkets.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-05 | [Malaysia’s end-October palm oil stocks fall on lower output, higher exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8039-malaysia-s-end-october-palm-oil-stocks-fall-on-lower-output-higher-exports.md) | +4.0% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-10 | [Malaysian palm oil stocks hit 19-month low in December as output drops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26606-malaysian-palm-oil-stocks-hit-19-month-low-in-december-as-output-drops.md) | +0.7% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-10 | [Malaysia palm oil stocks hit nearly 2-year low in Feb as output drops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25675-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-hit-nearly-2-year-low-in-feb-as-output-drops-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-10 | [Malaysia end-Dec palm oil stocks smaller than expected as output plummets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43230-malaysia-end-dec-palm-oil-stocks-smaller-than-expected-as-output-plummets.md) | +2.5% | +12.4% |

## Sources

- businesstoday.com.my: https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/04/24/malaysias-march-palm-oil-stocks-drop-16-1-as-export-surge-tightens-supply/

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