# Palm oil jumps to 16-month high as China’s waivers boost soy | The Star

> Palm oil futures rose to RM2,359 a tonne, their highest since June 2018, after China granted waivers for 10 million tonnes of US soybeans, lifting soyoil on CBOT and Dalian. Malaysian palm exports to China jumped about 42% in the first 20 days of October.

- Date: 2019-10-23 · published 2019-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56666-palm-oil-jumps-to-16-month-high-as-china-s-waivers-boost-soy-the-star
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese soybean purchase waivers lift soyoil and substitute vegetable oil prices, and stronger Malaysian exports to China support palm.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-12-09 | [US hog prices jump as China offers tariff waivers
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55725-us-hog-prices-jump-as-china-offers-tariff-waivers-the-pig-site.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-02-04 | [U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20639-u-s-grains-chicago-soybeans-jump-to-two-month-high-on-trump-comments-grainews.md) | +5.3% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2020-09-17 | [Soybeans at 27-month high on Chinese demand, corn dips \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9343-soybeans-at-27-month-high-on-chinese-demand-corn-dips-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2020-12-23 | [China’s Soy Imports to Top 100 Million Tons as U.S. Supply Jumps - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49645-china-s-soy-imports-to-top-100-million-tons-as-u-s-supply-jumps-caixin-global.md) | +4.5% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22451-u-s-grains-soybeans-set-15-month-high-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-hopes-grainews.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-02 | [India’s April palm oil imports jump 41% to three-month high \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4569-india-s-april-palm-oil-imports-jump-41-to-three-month-high-fmt.md) | +1.9% | +3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-04 | [India's palm oil imports in Dec jumps 94% YoY to record high for the month \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9247-india-s-palm-oil-imports-in-dec-jumps-94-yoy-to-record-high-for-the-month.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-06 | [Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders.md) | -1.4% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/10/23/palm-oil-jumps-to-16-month-high-as-chinas-waivers-boost-soy

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