# Indonesian planters see drought hitting palm oil output

> Indonesian palm oil producers expect drought across major planting regions to delay fruit ripening and reduce output in the short to medium term. Indonesian crude palm oil prices have risen nearly 10% since early July, reaching about $500 a tonne.

- Date: 2019-08-20 · published 2019-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57678-indonesian-planters-see-drought-hitting-palm-oil-output
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected Indonesian output tightens the world's largest palm oil supply, supporting vegetable oil prices and making palm a costlier substitute for feed-grade fats.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-28 | [El Niño to crimp Indonesian palm oil output, producer group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18012-el-nino-to-crimp-indonesian-palm-oil-output-producer-group-says.md) | +4.5% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-18 | [Asian farmers plant to boost palm oil output, seedling shortage slows pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39673-asian-farmers-plant-to-boost-palm-oil-output-seedling-shortage-slows-pace.md) | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-02 | [El Niño to crimp Indonesian palm oil output, producer group says - MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17547-el-nino-to-crimp-indonesian-palm-oil-output-producer-group-says-mpoc.md) | -0.5% | -4.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-29 | [Indonesian Palm Oil Association sees palm oil prices rising in 2024 as El Nino crimps domestic output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34219-indonesian-palm-oil-association-sees-palm-oil-prices-rising-in-2024-as-el-nino.md) | -4.5% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-13 | [Exclusive: Heavy rains to hit Malaysian palm oil output again in December, says MPOB \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27041-exclusive-heavy-rains-to-hit-malaysian-palm-oil-output-again-in-december-says.md) | -3.6% | -12.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/indonesian-planters-see-drought-hitting-palm-oil-output-idUSKCN1VA07Y/

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