# Recriminations fly as Indonesia resumes palm oil exports

> Long truck lines of palm fruit formed at Indonesian mills as storage neared capacity and local fresh fruit bunch prices slumped about 70%, prompting farmer protests. The article covers the resumption of Indonesian palm oil exports.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41502-recriminations-fly-as-indonesia-resumes-palm-oil-exports
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Farmer distress and stranded palm fruit reflect the domestic policy squeeze that has disrupted Indonesian supply, supporting palm oil prices until exports normalize.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-28 | [Extended Eid break disrupts Malaysian, Indonesian palm oil harvest, mills \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64629-extended-eid-break-disrupts-malaysian-indonesian-palm-oil-harvest-mills-malay.md) | -3.0% | -6.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-07 | [Malaysia palm planters face labor shortage as Indonesia workers stay away](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71605-malaysia-palm-planters-face-labor-shortage-as-indonesia-workers-stay-away.md) | -3.7% | -2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-30 | [Palm oil futures hit all-time high as China rushes to fill soy oil shortage \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45163-palm-oil-futures-hit-all-time-high-as-china-rushes-to-fill-soy-oil-shortage-s.md) | +9.8% | +12.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-02 | [Palm oil jumps nearly 5% to 12-wk highs on supply woes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8071-palm-oil-jumps-nearly-5-to-12-wk-highs-on-supply-woes-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-29 | [Malaysia's FGV expects 2020 crude palm oil output to plunge due to pandemic, ETEnergyworld](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53744-malaysia-s-fgv-expects-2020-crude-palm-oil-output-to-plunge-due-to-pandemic.md) | -9.2% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/recriminations-fly-indonesia-resumes-palm-oil-exports-2022-05-20/

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