# Palm oil opportunities: India and China demand for Malaysian palm oil likely to rise this year as economies open up

> Industry experts at a Malaysian Palm Oil Council seminar said demand for Malaysian palm oil from India and China is likely to rise in 2021 as economies reopen. India's palm oil stocks were about 400,000 tons in December 2020, down 40% year on year.

- Date: 2021-03-08 · published 2021-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47979-palm-oil-opportunities-india-and-china-demand-for-malaysian-palm-oil-likely-to
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected import recovery from two large buyers would tighten palm supply and support palm oil prices, which also lift the vegetable oil complex.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-22 | [Palm Oil demand from China and India expected to rise as prices become competitive, says MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25223-palm-oil-demand-from-china-and-india-expected-to-rise-as-prices-become.md) | +0.8% | -2.2% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-03-01 | [Indian demand for palm oil to rebound as prices at discount to Chinese soyoil, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20692-indian-demand-for-palm-oil-to-rebound-as-prices-at-discount-to-chinese-soyoil.md) | +5.0% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-01-01 | [Malaysian palm oil futures open higher after India import tax cut \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5586-malaysian-palm-oil-futures-open-higher-after-india-import-tax-cut-the-star.md) | +6.1% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator-asia.com: https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2021/03/08/Palm-oil-opportunities-India-and-China-demand-for-Malaysian-palm-oil-likely-to-rise-this-year-as-economies-open-up/

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