# Chaos Engulfs Palm Oil Market as Indonesia Ban Flip-Flops Vex Traders - Bloomberg

> Palm oil markets fell into disarray after Indonesia's abrupt export ban, with traders facing repeated policy reversals. Analysts described the move as a big blow to the industry and traders braced for disruption.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41966-chaos-engulfs-palm-oil-market-as-indonesia-ban-flip-flops-vex-traders-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Policy whiplash raises price volatility and risk premiums in palm oil, which tends to pull up substitute vegetable oils and their meals used in feed.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-27 | [Indonesia stuns markets as it widens ban to include CPO, refined palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41964-indonesia-stuns-markets-as-it-widens-ban-to-include-cpo-refined-palm-oil-reuters.md) | +10.1% | +0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia biofuel push adds strain to producers, palm oil markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18903-indonesia-biofuel-push-adds-strain-to-producers-palm-oil-markets.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-01 | [Edible oil markets rally as Indonesia limits palm oil exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8092-edible-oil-markets-rally-as-indonesia-limits-palm-oil-exports-grain-central.md) | +6.0% | +25.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-02 | [Palm oil rises by more than 2% as Indonesia extends export curbs - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33278-palm-oil-rises-by-more-than-2-as-indonesia-extends-export-curbs-markets.md) | +4.1% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-27 | [Indonesia stuns markets as it widens ban to include CPO, refined palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41964-indonesia-stuns-markets-as-it-widens-ban-to-include-cpo-refined-palm-oil-reuters.md) | -2.8% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia biofuel push adds strain to producers, palm oil markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18903-indonesia-biofuel-push-adds-strain-to-producers-palm-oil-markets.md) | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-26/chaos-engulfs-50-billion-palm-market-as-flip-flops-vex-traders

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