# Malaysia expects its palm exports to China to be 'resilient' amid price pressure | Reuters

> Malaysia's palm oil exports to China fell in 2024 because soybean oil was priced lower than palm oil and Chinese cooking oil consumption declined. Deputy Minister Chan said Malaysia expects its China exports to remain resilient despite price pressure.

- Date: 2025-02-23 · published 2025-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26149-malaysia-expects-its-palm-exports-to-china-to-be-resilient-amid-price-pressure
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Chinese demand for palm relative to soyoil is a bearish factor for palm, though officials expect the export flow to hold up.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-01 | [Malaysian Palm Oil Exports to Face Pressure From Indonesian Push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18906-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-face-pressure-from-indonesian-push.md) | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-11-16 | [Malaysia's Nov. 1-15 palm oil exports fall 11.8% m/m - AmSpec Agri \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50252-malaysia-s-nov-1-15-palm-oil-exports-fall-11-8-m-m-amspec-agri-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-03-05 | [Desire for detente not enough to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54235-desire-for-detente-not-enough-to-reignite-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-india.md) | -5.2% | -9.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-06 | [CGS-CIMB: Crude palm oil prices to stay pressured by higher Indonesian exports, slower global growth \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4992-cgs-cimb-crude-palm-oil-prices-to-stay-pressured-by-higher-indonesian-exports.md) | -1.3% | -9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-29 | [Malaysian palm prices need to fall to RM2,100 per tonne to regain exports \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63637-malaysian-palm-prices-need-to-fall-to-rm2-100-per-tonne-to-regain-exports-the.md) | +1.7% | -1.6% |
| SBO | 2020-03-05 | [Desire for detente not enough to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54235-desire-for-detente-not-enough-to-reignite-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-india.md) | -7.3% | -11.5% |
| SBO | 2019-12-01 | [Malaysia signs palm oil export deal as India resumes purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56153-malaysia-signs-palm-oil-export-deal-as-india-resumes-purchases.md) | +1.9% | +15.6% |
| SBO | 2025-03-07 | [US soyoil exports hit 15-year high as pricy palm shifts vegoil trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25669-us-soyoil-exports-hit-15-year-high-as-pricy-palm-shifts-vegoil-trade-reuters.md) | -1.9% | +8.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/malaysia-expects-its-palm-exports-china-be-resilient-amid-price-pressure-2025-02-23/

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