# Total palm oil output of Indonesia, Malaysia seen flat in 2020 - analyst Mistry

> Analyst Mistry forecasts Indonesian palm oil output rising by 1 million tonnes to 44 million tonnes in 2020, while Malaysian output falls by the same amount to 19.3 million tonnes. He estimates Indonesia's planned B30 biodiesel mandate for January 2020 will require an extra 2.5 million tonnes of crude palm oil.

- Date: 2019-11-07 · published 2019-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55947-total-palm-oil-output-of-indonesia-malaysia-seen-flat-in-2020-analyst-mistry
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Flat combined output alongside biodiesel-driven demand growth points to a tighter palm oil balance, which supports higher prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-27 | [Malaysia: Boost in demand for palm oil seen on supply recovery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36955-malaysia-boost-in-demand-for-palm-oil-seen-on-supply-recovery.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-07-22 | [Asian palm oil producers forecast lower output in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52037-asian-palm-oil-producers-forecast-lower-output-in-2020.md) | +0.3% | +9.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-01 | [Malaysia palm oil prices seen at 3,700-4,200 ringgit in H2 -state agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34680-malaysia-palm-oil-prices-seen-at-3-700-4-200-ringgit-in-h2-state-agency.md) | -2.8% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-01-17 | [Palm oil rally sparked by growing biodiesel use in Malaysia and Indonesia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54957-palm-oil-rally-sparked-by-growing-biodiesel-use-in-malaysia-and-indonesia.md) | -0.0% | -10.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-10 | [Malaysia palm oil stocks hit nearly 2-year low in Feb as output drops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25675-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-hit-nearly-2-year-low-in-feb-as-output-drops-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-oilseeds-palmoil/total-palm-oil-output-of-indonesia-malaysia-seen-flat-in-2020-analyst-mistry-idUKL3N27N1AK/

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