# Palm oil prices likely to hover around current prices in March, says industry council

> The Malaysian Palm Oil Council says palm oil should stay rangebound at RM4,000 to RM4,300 per tonne in March. Malaysian January output fell 13.8% month-on-month while exports rose 11.4%, and inventories declined for the first time in nearly a year.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20689-palm-oil-prices-likely-to-hover-around-current-prices-in-march-says-industry
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher exports and falling stocks offset rising substitute supply from soybean oil, so prices are likely to consolidate near current levels for feed and oils buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-03 | [Malaysian crude palm oil output likely rose in April \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6619-malaysian-crude-palm-oil-output-likely-rose-in-april-the-star.md) | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-10 | [Rabobank: Global palm oil prices likely to be bullish after 2021 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64637-rabobank-global-palm-oil-prices-likely-to-be-bullish-after-2021-the-star.md) | -1.1% | -5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-18 | [Malaysian palm oil prices seen steady in 2019 \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60459-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-seen-steady-in-2019-fmt.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-22 | [Malaysia's Palm Oil Forecast Holds Steady as Indonesia Biodiesel Push Lifts Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15457-malaysia-s-palm-oil-forecast-holds-steady-as-indonesia-biodiesel-push-lifts.md) | +0.4% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-15 | [Palm Oil News, Palm Oil Price, Palm Oil Updates, Palm Oil Trends, InfoSAWIT English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33746-palm-oil-news-palm-oil-price-palm-oil-updates-palm-oil-trends-infosawit-english.md) | -0.2% | +2.8% |
| SBO | 2019-10-24 | [Soybean Oil Current Global Market Size is 57 Million MT, Says Beroe Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56663-soybean-oil-current-global-market-size-is-57-million-mt-says-beroe-inc.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2018-11-02 | [Global food prices dip in October amid declines in dairy and sluggish palm oil demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6993-global-food-prices-dip-in-october-amid-declines-in-dairy-and-sluggish-palm-oil.md) | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2026-07-22 | [Malaysia's Palm Oil Forecast Holds Steady as Indonesia Biodiesel Push Lifts Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15457-malaysia-s-palm-oil-forecast-holds-steady-as-indonesia-biodiesel-push-lifts.md) | -5.2% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/793787

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