# Indonesia's Sep palm oil exports fall 33% on month as India, China favor Malaysia

> Indonesia's September palm oil exports fell 33% from August to 2.241 million tonnes, according to vessel data. Buyers India and China shifted purchases to Malaysian cargoes as higher prices and an export tax made Indonesian supply costlier. Flooding and rain also reduced Indonesian September output by an estimated 300,000 tonnes year on year.

- Date: 2021-10-07 · published 2021-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44662-indonesia-s-sep-palm-oil-exports-fall-33-on-month-as-india-china-favor-malaysia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indonesian export availability and buyers rationing demand tighten global palm supply, supporting palm prices and competing edible oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-29 | [As India, EU may increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56447-as-india-eu-may-increase-duties-indonesia-eyes-china-for-palm-oil-export.md) | +13.0% | +17.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-02 | [India to favour Malaysian palm oil as Indonesian taxes rise \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15862-india-to-favour-malaysian-palm-oil-as-indonesian-taxes-rise-fmt.md) | +2.6% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-14 | [India leans on Malaysia as palm oil imports pick up: SEAI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47470-india-leans-on-malaysia-as-palm-oil-imports-pick-up-seai.md) | +3.9% | +15.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports rise on higher shipments to China \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51202-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-rise-on-higher-shipments-to-china-air-freight-news.md) | -3.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/100721-indonesias-sep-palm-oil-exports-fall-33-on-month-as-india-china-favor-malaysia

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