# ‘Getting back to normal’: Malaysia-India palm oil trade back on track due to better prices, food security needs

> Malaysia-India palm oil trade is recovering after months of disruption caused by an Indian boycott order issued in January. Malaysian exports to India had fallen to about 10-12% of normal monthly intake during early 2020, partly because of restaurant lockdowns. Indian stocks are now low and importers are restocking.

- Date: 2020-08-16 · published 2020-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51472-getting-back-to-normal-malaysia-india-palm-oil-trade-back-on-track-due-to
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Indian buying of Malaysian palm oil tightens export availability and supports palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-01 | [India’s lower import duty a boon to Malaysia’s palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45940-india-s-lower-import-duty-a-boon-to-malaysia-s-palm-oil.md) | +1.7% | +9.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-23 | [On track for increased palm oil exports? Malaysia’s revival of China-backed mega rail project fuels hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59677-on-track-for-increased-palm-oil-exports-malaysia-s-revival-of-china-backed-mega.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| 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 | 2019-01-01 | [India cuts tax on palm oil imports; Malaysia to gain most - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5585-india-cuts-tax-on-palm-oil-imports-malaysia-to-gain-most-cnbc-tv18.md) | +6.1% | +8.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/08/16/Getting-back-to-normal-Malaysia-India-palm-oil-trade-back-on-track-due-to-better-prices-food-security-needs/

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