# Desire for detente not enough to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India | Malay Mail

> Malaysian palm oil exports to India have slowed sharply since Delhi took a hardline stance in September over Mahathir's Kashmir remarks. February exports to India fell 91% year on year to 29,269 tonnes. Traders say palm remains too expensive relative to rival oils for a sharp rise in Indian demand, even as a new Malaysian government seeks to restore ties.

- Date: 2020-03-05 · published 2020-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54235-desire-for-detente-not-enough-to-reignite-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-india
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Indian import demand for palm, with the soy-palm spread narrow, limits palm's price support and keeps competition from soyoil intense.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-01 | [Malaysian Palm Oil Exports to Face Pressure From Indonesian Push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18906-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-face-pressure-from-indonesian-push.md) | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-01 | [Palm oil drops to one-month low on dwindling Malaysian exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4382-palm-oil-drops-to-one-month-low-on-dwindling-malaysian-exports.md) | -5.2% | -7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-14 | [India's curbs on Malaysian palm imports stir up edible oil trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54691-india-s-curbs-on-malaysian-palm-imports-stir-up-edible-oil-trade.md) | -0.5% | -15.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-28 | [Malaysia to escalate EU palm oil dispute at WTO \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46981-malaysia-to-escalate-eu-palm-oil-dispute-at-wto-malay-mail.md) | -1.7% | -12.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-11-16 | [Malaysia's Nov. 1-15 palm oil exports fall 11.8% m/m - AmSpec Agri \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50252-malaysia-s-nov-1-15-palm-oil-exports-fall-11-8-m-m-amspec-agri-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| SBO | 2019-12-01 | [Malaysia signs palm oil export deal as India resumes purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56153-malaysia-signs-palm-oil-export-deal-as-india-resumes-purchases.md) | +1.9% | +15.6% |
| SBO | 2020-02-14 | [India's curbs on Malaysian palm imports stir up edible oil trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54691-india-s-curbs-on-malaysian-palm-imports-stir-up-edible-oil-trade.md) | -0.3% | -15.0% |
| SBO | 2025-08-01 | [Indonesia palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs, industry group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23854-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-us-may-fall-due-to-tariffs-industry-group-says.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- beta.malaymail.com: https://beta.malaymail.com/news/money/2020/03/05/desire-for-detente-not-enough-to-reignite-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-to-ind/1843673

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