# KLK posts 44% jump in 3Q profit, expects palm oil prices to stay volatile | The Star

> Kuala Lumpur Kepong posted a 44.3% jump in net profit to RM346.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, on higher average palm selling prices. The company expects palm prices to stay volatile in the second half of 2025 as Malaysian output plateaus and Indonesian growth slows.

- Date: 2025-08-27 · published 2025-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23428-klk-posts-44-jump-in-3q-profit-expects-palm-oil-prices-to-stay-volatile-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Company earnings reflect past price strength, and its outlook of volatile prices with firmer Indonesian biodiesel demand and tighter soybean supply signals modest support for palm and soy-complex prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-04-29 | [World Bank Predicts Palm Oil Prices to Strengthen in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30835-world-bank-predicts-palm-oil-prices-to-strengthen-in-2024.md) | -6.1% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-06 | [Industry Review: Palm Oil Price and Output Expected to Pick Up in 2018 - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67569-industry-review-palm-oil-price-and-output-expected-to-pick-up-in-2018-the.md) | -3.6% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-14 | [Palm oil prices to find support at RM3,900 a tonne in June on tight supply, upsurge in exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29872-palm-oil-prices-to-find-support-at-rm3-900-a-tonne-in-june-on-tight-supply.md) | -0.4% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-05 | [Malaysia July-end palm oil stocks expected to hit three-year low \| KLSE Screener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6794-malaysia-july-end-palm-oil-stocks-expected-to-hit-three-year-low-klse-screener.md) | -2.9% | +2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-01 | [Malaysian palm oil production to drop slightly in 2020, pushing the price upward, says expert \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4290-malaysian-palm-oil-production-to-drop-slightly-in-2020-pushing-the-price-upward.md) | +12.8% | +16.7% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/08/27/klk-posts-44-jump-in-2q-profit-expects-palm-oil-prices-to-stay-volatile

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