# Malaysian palm oil prices begin to strengthen on lower Q3 production  : The Daily Digest

> Malaysian palm oil prices strengthened as Q3 production came in lower than expected. Stock building also slowed. Demand from India and China has increased amid trade barriers with Indonesia, and domestic B20 biodiesel implementation next year could absorb up to 15% of output.

- Date: 2019-10-22 · published 2019-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56676-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-begin-to-strengthen-on-lower-q3-production-the-daily
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-than-expected output and slowing stock builds tighten supply and support palm oil prices. Expected biodiesel demand reduces the need for export markets.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-15 | [Drought cuts Malaysian palm oil production 6% in November  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73574-drought-cuts-malaysian-palm-oil-production-6-in-november-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-03 | [Low production to support CPO prices \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49758-low-production-to-support-cpo-prices-the-star.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-30 | [From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34470-from-rice-to-palm-oil-asian-crops-output-forecast-lower-as-el-nino-strengthens.md) | +0.6% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-25 | [Malaysia’s palm oil surge: What’s driving prices to biggest highs since 2022?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4981-malaysia-s-palm-oil-surge-what-s-driving-prices-to-biggest-highs-since-2022.md) | +9.4% | +8.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-01 | [El Niño impact on Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil production \| Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18907-el-nino-impact-on-malaysian-and-indonesian-palm-oil-production-report.md) | +0.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/malaysian-palm-oil-prices-begin-to-strengthen-on-lower-q3-production/

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