# Palm hits all-time high on supply concerns due to Ukraine crisis - Markets - Business Recorder

> Malaysian palm oil futures rallied over 3% on Feb 23 to a record 6,043 ringgit, with the spot contract hitting an all-time high of 6,530 ringgit. Supply worries from the Russia-Ukraine crisis and dry weather in South America drove the gains, and Chicago soyoil also reached record highs.

- Date: 2022-02-23 · published 2022-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42798-palm-hits-all-time-high-on-supply-concerns-due-to-ukraine-crisis-markets
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Sunflower oil supply uncertainty from the Ukraine crisis is pushing buyers toward palm and soyoil, supporting vegetable oil prices and raising feed fat costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-01 | 5 | +15.0% | 4.4 | Palm hit record highs on Ukraine supply worries and dry South American weather, building momentum before the window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-24 | [Palm oil up over news on Ukraine port attack - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11937-palm-oil-up-over-news-on-ukraine-port-attack-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.1% | -3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-04 | [Palm surges on Middle East conflict, records highest weekly gain in 16 months - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7764-palm-surges-on-middle-east-conflict-records-highest-weekly-gain-in-16-months.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-24 | [Physical oil prices jump with some nearing $110 as Iran, Ukraine wars hit supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11578-physical-oil-prices-jump-with-some-nearing-110-as-iran-ukraine-wars-hit-supply.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-01 | [Palm oil surges nearly 5% on worries over Black Sea supplies - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8072-palm-oil-surges-nearly-5-on-worries-over-black-sea-supplies-markets-business.md) | +13.1% | +9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-01 | [Global vegetable oil prices seen rising on tighter supply, says analyst Mielke - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17180-global-vegetable-oil-prices-seen-rising-on-tighter-supply-says-analyst-mielke.md) | -0.4% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2023-07-24 | [Palm oil up over news on Ukraine port attack - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11937-palm-oil-up-over-news-on-ukraine-port-attack-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.6% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2024-10-04 | [Palm surges on Middle East conflict, records highest weekly gain in 16 months - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7764-palm-surges-on-middle-east-conflict-records-highest-weekly-gain-in-16-months.md) | -0.2% | +4.0% |
| SBO | 2026-07-24 | [Physical oil prices jump with some nearing $110 as Iran, Ukraine wars hit supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11578-physical-oil-prices-jump-with-some-nearing-110-as-iran-ukraine-wars-hit-supply.md) | -6.6% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40156554

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