# Palm oil prices to stay high as fertiliser costs limit output, says CPOPC | The Star

> The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries expects palm prices to stay strong in 2022 because output will be constrained by high fertiliser costs and labour shortages. Yields have already been sluggish after farmers cut fertiliser use in 2018 and 2019.

- Date: 2022-01-02 · published 2022-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43231-palm-oil-prices-to-stay-high-as-fertiliser-costs-limit-output-says-cpopc-the
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected constraints on production through fertiliser costs and labour shortages support a firm price outlook for palm oil in the coming year.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-08 | [Palm oil prices to stay elevated through 1Q2025 but further upside limited, says BMI – QuotePalm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27045-palm-oil-prices-to-stay-elevated-through-1q2025-but-further-upside-limited-says.md) | -2.9% | -15.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-06 | [Palm oil prices rise 4% as higher energy costs lift biofuel spread margins \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20269-palm-oil-prices-rise-4-as-higher-energy-costs-lift-biofuel-spread-margins-s-and.md) | +6.0% | +11.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-30 | [Ringgit closes lower on volatile oil prices \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19961-ringgit-closes-lower-on-volatile-oil-prices-the-star.md) | +0.5% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-28 | [Palm oil rises to seven-week top on weaker ringgit \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10366-palm-oil-rises-to-seven-week-top-on-weaker-ringgit-the-star.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-05-28 | [Palm Oil Prices Rise As Crude Oil Gains - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19380-palm-oil-prices-rise-as-crude-oil-gains-finimize.md) | +3.1% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/01/02/palm-oil-prices-to-stay-high-as-fertiliser-costs-limit-output-says-cpopc

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