# India starts raising palm oil buying as prices fall below soyoil

> India has resumed palm oil purchases after a five-month lull because a price correction made palm cheaper than soyoil. Refiners are placing orders to replenish inventories, according to four dealers. Malaysian palm futures have fallen nearly 10% so far in 2025.

- Date: 2025-05-01 · published 2025-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25224-india-starts-raising-palm-oil-buying-as-prices-fall-below-soyoil
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

India is the world's largest palm oil buyer, so renewed purchases should support Malaysian palm futures. The price gap versus soyoil is what is drawing the buying back.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-02 | [India asks Indonesia to raise palm oil supply as prices spike - sources \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42376-india-asks-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-supply-as-prices-spike-sources-reuters.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-01 | [Indian demand for palm oil to rebound as prices at discount to Chinese soyoil, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20692-indian-demand-for-palm-oil-to-rebound-as-prices-at-discount-to-chinese-soyoil.md) | +5.0% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-19 | [Top buyer India's sunflower oil imports to fall as Black Sea grain deal expires](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35172-top-buyer-india-s-sunflower-oil-imports-to-fall-as-black-sea-grain-deal-expires.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-07 | [Indonesia's Sep palm oil exports fall 33% on month as India, China favor Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44662-indonesia-s-sep-palm-oil-exports-fall-33-on-month-as-india-china-favor-malaysia.md) | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-24 | [Indonesia asks India to cut palm oil tariffs \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60458-indonesia-asks-india-to-cut-palm-oil-tariffs-the-star.md) | -3.4% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-03-01 | [Indian demand for palm oil to rebound as prices at discount to Chinese soyoil, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20692-indian-demand-for-palm-oil-to-rebound-as-prices-at-discount-to-chinese-soyoil.md) | +4.6% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2025-11-03 | [Palm oil prices under pressure, other oils fall, shipping rates rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4445-palm-oil-prices-under-pressure-other-oils-fall-shipping-rates-rise.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2022-07-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports set to soar 60% in price blow \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40582-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-set-to-soar-60-in-price-blow-fmt.md) | -3.3% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/india-starts-raising-palm-oil-buying-prices-fall-below-soyoil-2025-04-23/

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