# Indian demand for palm oil to rebound as prices at discount to Chinese soyoil, analysts say

> Indian buyers are being offered crude palm oil at about $1,165 per tonne CIF for March delivery, against roughly $1,281 for crude soyoil, according to the Solvent Extractors' Association of India. Analysts expect Indian demand for palm to rebound because of this price discount.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20692-indian-demand-for-palm-oil-to-rebound-as-prices-at-discount-to-chinese-soyoil
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A widening discount to soyoil should pull Indian import demand toward palm, supporting palm prices and reducing soyoil's share of the Indian edible oil market.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-22 | [Palm Oil demand from China and India expected to rise as prices become competitive, says MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25223-palm-oil-demand-from-china-and-india-expected-to-rise-as-prices-become.md) | +0.8% | -2.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-02 | [Palm oil analysts see price rise as China demand shifts; output growth eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6989-palm-oil-analysts-see-price-rise-as-china-demand-shifts-output-growth-eases.md) | -1.9% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-08 | [Palm oil opportunities: India and China demand for Malaysian palm oil likely to rise this year as economies open up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47979-palm-oil-opportunities-india-and-china-demand-for-malaysian-palm-oil-likely-to.md) | +6.6% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-10-25 | [China and India demand boosts palm oil price despite EU pressure - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50738-china-and-india-demand-boosts-palm-oil-price-despite-eu-pressure-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.6% | +13.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-01 | [India starts raising palm oil buying as prices fall below soyoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25224-india-starts-raising-palm-oil-buying-as-prices-fall-below-soyoil.md) | -5.0% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-24 | [Chinese demand for palm oil set to drop \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71094-chinese-demand-for-palm-oil-set-to-drop-the-star.md) | -3.1% | -1.5% |
| SBO | 2025-05-01 | [India starts raising palm oil buying as prices fall below soyoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25224-india-starts-raising-palm-oil-buying-as-prices-fall-below-soyoil.md) | -2.2% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2025-12-02 | [China’s soyabean oil exports to India surge due to weak demand…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11265-china-s-soyabean-oil-exports-to-india-surge-due-to-weak-demand.md) | -2.3% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/indian-demand-palm-oil-rebound-prices-discount-chinese-soyoil-analysts-say-2026-02-09/

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