# Explainer: Indonesia moved to 'flush out' palm oil after slow export resumption

> Indonesia moved to flush out palm oil inventories after exports resumed slowly following its export ban. Palm fruit prices have fallen about 75% since the ban was first announced, according to a farmers' group. Authorities want fresh fruit bunch prices to recover to at least 3,000 rupiah per kg.

- Date: 2022-06-10 · published 2022-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41050-explainer-indonesia-moved-to-flush-out-palm-oil-after-slow-export-resumption
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Indonesia's export policy shifts change global palm oil supply, and the flush-out push adds to downward pressure on palm oil prices. Lower domestic fruit prices also signal weaker farm-level economics for palm producers.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-24 | [Explainer: Indonesia's stop-start controls on palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15823-explainer-indonesia-s-stop-start-controls-on-palm-oil-exports.md) | +0.7% | -14.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-21 | [Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31pc - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15447-indonesia-expects-palm-oil-export-levy-collection-to-jump-about-31pc-markets.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-30 | [Indonesia resumes collecting palm oil export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51006-indonesia-resumes-collecting-palm-oil-export-levies.md) | -2.4% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-07 | [Indonesia to extend export levy waiver on palm oil to year-end \| FEAG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15782-indonesia-to-extend-export-levy-waiver-on-palm-oil-to-year-end-feag.md) | -1.3% | +14.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-20 | [Malaysia and Indonesia move to be labeled “low-risk” for palm oil.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23345-malaysia-and-indonesia-move-to-be-labeled-low-risk-for-palm-oil.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesia-moved-flush-out-palm-oil-after-slow-export-resumption-2022-06-10/

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