# Malaysia set to outpace Indonesian palm oil exports to India - Business - The Jakarta Post

> Malaysia exported 2.14 million tons of palm oil to India in the first half of 2019, surpassing its full-year 2018 total. Indonesia shipped 2.13 million tons to India over the same period, and Jakarta is looking at other export markets amid EU tensions.

- Date: 2019-08-20 · published 2019-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57466-malaysia-set-to-outpace-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-to-india-business-the
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting export flows toward India favor Malaysian supply, while Indonesia seeks alternative buyers; overall palm demand is steady, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-31 | [Palm oil exports from Indonesia and Malaysia fell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65117-palm-oil-exports-from-indonesia-and-malaysia-fell.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-23 | [Laman Web Rasmi KPK - SAWIT: Malaysia overtakes Indonesia as top palm oil exporter to India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46460-laman-web-rasmi-kpk-sawit-malaysia-overtakes-indonesia-as-top-palm-oil-exporter.md) | +0.8% | +8.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-24 | [Malaysia's palm oil demand to sustain despite Indonesia's export levy waive - Zuraida](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15808-malaysia-s-palm-oil-demand-to-sustain-despite-indonesia-s-export-levy-waive.md) | +1.3% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-23 | [Zuraida: Extension of Indonesia’s export levy waiver won’t impact demand for Malaysia’s crude palm oil \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15792-zuraida-extension-of-indonesia-s-export-levy-waiver-won-t-impact-demand-for.md) | -3.0% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-30 | [CPTPP expected to boost palm oil exports, says MPOB \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38336-cptpp-expected-to-boost-palm-oil-exports-says-mpob-fmt.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/21/malaysia-set-to-outpace-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-to-india

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