# Malaysia's August palm oil stockpiles jump 25% to 14-month peak

> Malaysian palm oil inventories rose 25.3% in August to 1.87 million tonnes, the highest since June last year, according to MPOB data. The increase exceeded a Reuters poll forecast, as output rose 11.8% and exports plunged.

- Date: 2021-09-10 · published 2021-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45164-malaysia-s-august-palm-oil-stockpiles-jump-25-to-14-month-peak
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher stockpiles signal looser supply and could pressure benchmark palm oil prices, which were near record highs. Buyers may gain negotiating room as inventories build.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-11 | [Malaysia’s palm oil stocks hit six-month high in August as output surges — MPOB – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28395-malaysia-s-palm-oil-stocks-hit-six-month-high-in-august-as-output-surges-mpob.md) | -0.5% | +11.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-04 | [Malaysia palm oil stocks seen rising to 19-month high - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5638-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-seen-rising-to-19-month-high-the-business-times.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-04 | [Palm oil reserves in Malaysia seen surging to 19-month high \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12122-palm-oil-reserves-in-malaysia-seen-surging-to-19-month-high-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-05 | [Malaysian palm oil stockpiles hit record amid output surge \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17177-malaysian-palm-oil-stockpiles-hit-record-amid-output-surge-the-straits-times.md) | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-04 | [Malaysia's end-July palm oil stocks to hit near two-year high — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12121-malaysia-s-end-july-palm-oil-stocks-to-hit-near-two-year-high-tradingview-news.md) | +1.2% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/currencies/malaysias-august-palm-oil-stockpiles-jump-25-to-14-month-peak-idUSKBN2G60FG/

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