# Palm oil prices to fall more due to distress selling by Indonesia - Markets - The Jakarta Post

> LMC International forecast that palm oil prices will weaken further in the short term due to softer demand and distress selling by Indonesia. Indonesia's exports have not normalised because companies must sell part of output domestically before receiving export permits, causing stock buildup.

- Date: 2022-07-26 · published 2022-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40585-palm-oil-prices-to-fall-more-due-to-distress-selling-by-indonesia-markets-the
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Forced selling of Indonesian stocks and weaker demand point to continued downside for palm oil, which affects vegetable oil supply for feed users.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-17 | [Indonesia's palm oil sector relies on domestic demand as exports drop - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51007-indonesia-s-palm-oil-sector-relies-on-domestic-demand-as-exports-drop-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-01 | [Indonesia palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs, industry group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23854-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-us-may-fall-due-to-tariffs-industry-group-says.md) | +1.5% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-11 | [Commentary: Indonesia enjoys big biodiesel surplus but loses export markets - Opinion - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68829-commentary-indonesia-enjoys-big-biodiesel-surplus-but-loses-export-markets.md) | +2.4% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-31 | [Palm oil falls 2pc as export pace slows, Indonesia taxes weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46982-palm-oil-falls-2pc-as-export-pace-slows-indonesia-taxes-weigh-markets-business.md) | -2.0% | -12.6% |

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/palm-oil-prices-fall-more-due-distress-selling-indonesia
- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/07/27/palm-oil-prices-to-fall-more-due-to-distress-selling-by-indonesia

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