# Indonesia's palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage

> Analysts expect Indonesia's palm oil export ban to last no more than a month because Jakarta has limited storage for surplus oil. The country also faces mounting pressure from buyers to resume shipments.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41970-indonesia-s-palm-oil-export-ban-seen-short-lived-on-limited-storage
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

An expected short ban limits the duration of the supply shock, which tempers the price rally in palm oil and other vegetable oils.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-09 | 5 | -10.5% | -3.0 | Expectation that the ban would be short-lived due to limited storage implies Indonesian supply returning soon, supporting a sharp price pullback. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-25 | [Crude palm oil excluded from Indonesia export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41968-crude-palm-oil-excluded-from-indonesia-export-ban.md) | +1.2% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-01-16 | [Indonesia’s B50 delay opens short-term export window for Malaysian palm oil \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15501-indonesia-s-b50-delay-opens-short-term-export-window-for-malaysian-palm-oil-the.md) | +2.3% | +5.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-08-29 | [Indonesia extends zero export levy on palm oil - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15795-indonesia-extends-zero-export-levy-on-palm-oil-antara-news.md) | -4.9% | -10.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesias-palm-oil-export-ban-seen-short-lived-limited-storage-2022-04-26/

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