# Timely rains cushion El Niño blow to Malaysian palm oil output | The Star

> Timely rains are cushioning the impact of El Niño on Malaysian palm oil output, with the producer expected to deliver about 19.8 to 20 million tonnes. Malaysia's weather agency forecasts El Niño to peak with temperatures possibly exceeding the local record of 40.1 degrees Celsius.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:27.334Z
- Category: weather · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2066-timely-rains-cushion-el-nino-blow-to-malaysian-palm-oil-output-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rains limit the expected output loss, which caps palm price gains, but a forecast El Niño peak with extreme heat still poses a risk to later production.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-28 | [Malaysia 2024 palm oil output to rise despite El Nino - govt \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34218-malaysia-2024-palm-oil-output-to-rise-despite-el-nino-govt-reuters.md) | -2.3% | -3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-03-04 | [Good weather expected to bolster Malaysia, Indonesia palm output \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60204-good-weather-expected-to-bolster-malaysia-indonesia-palm-output-malaysiakini.md) | -3.0% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-08 | [Malaysia 2021 palm oil output seen up on better weather, yield - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46461-malaysia-2021-palm-oil-output-seen-up-on-better-weather-yield-ukragroconsult.md) | -11.7% | -7.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-04 | [Palm oil production to revive following departure of El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5643-palm-oil-production-to-revive-following-departure-of-el-nino.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-07 | [Global palm oil output seen rising 11pc in 2017 \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72112-global-palm-oil-output-seen-rising-11pc-in-2017-malay-mail.md) | -4.1% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/10/30/timely-rains-cushion-el-nio-blow-to-malaysian-palm-oil-output

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