# Palm hits 13-week low, on track for second straight weekly loss - Markets - Business Recorder

> Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a sixth straight session to a 13-week low, with the December contract down 0.57% at 4,528 ringgit a ton. Prices were on track for a second weekly loss. Weak September exports and expected inventories above 3 million tons weighed on the market.

- Date: 2026-10-02 · published 2026-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5354-palm-hits-13-week-low-on-track-for-second-straight-weekly-loss-markets-business
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Large Malaysian stocks and weak export demand pressure palm oil prices lower, which can ease costs for vegetable oil and feed ingredient buyers in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-02 | 5 | -6.0% | -3.5 | Sixth straight decline to a 13-week low with weak September exports and expected stocks above 3 million tons directly explains the weekly drop. |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442320

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