# Exclusive: Heavy rains to hit Malaysian palm oil output again in December, says MPOB | Reuters

> Malaysia's palm oil output is expected to fall for a fourth consecutive month in December as heavy rain disrupts harvesting, according to the industry regulator MPOB. The regulator estimates a 5% to 8% cut in crude palm oil production under normal conditions. Benchmark futures are already near 2.5-year highs.

- Date: 2024-12-13 · published 2024-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27041-exclusive-heavy-rains-to-hit-malaysian-palm-oil-output-again-in-december-says
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Malaysian output tightens vegetable oil supplies and inventories, supporting palm oil and related soy oil prices and adding cost pressure on feed fats.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-02 | [El Niño to crimp Indonesian palm oil output, producer group says - MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17547-el-nino-to-crimp-indonesian-palm-oil-output-producer-group-says-mpoc.md) | -0.5% | -4.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-23 | [El Nino poses risk to 2024 palm oil output in Indonesia, Malaysia - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33277-el-nino-poses-risk-to-2024-palm-oil-output-in-indonesia-malaysia-the.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-21 | [Palm oil prices seen ticking up as rains slash output and demand strengthens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15781-palm-oil-prices-seen-ticking-up-as-rains-slash-output-and-demand-strengthens.md) | +0.3% | +6.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-28 | [El Niño to crimp Indonesian palm oil output, producer group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18012-el-nino-to-crimp-indonesian-palm-oil-output-producer-group-says.md) | +4.5% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-20 | [Indonesian planters see drought hitting palm oil output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57678-indonesian-planters-see-drought-hitting-palm-oil-output.md) | +1.6% | +4.4% |
| SBO | 2023-11-23 | [El Nino poses risk to 2024 palm oil output in Indonesia, Malaysia - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33277-el-nino-poses-risk-to-2024-palm-oil-output-in-indonesia-malaysia-the.md) | -1.1% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2022-02-16 | [EXCLUSIVE: Exclusive: Paraguay soy crushers, hit by drought, risk running out of beans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14053-exclusive-exclusive-paraguay-soy-crushers-hit-by-drought-risk-running-out-of.md) | +7.4% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2024-12-03 | [Palm oil rises on Malaysia floods, higher Indonesian export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27044-palm-oil-rises-on-malaysia-floods-higher-indonesian-export-tax-markets-business.md) | +3.7% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/heavy-rains-hit-malaysian-palm-oil-output-again-december-says-mpob-2024-12-13/

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