# Recent Developments of Malaysian Palm Oil Stock Level – OPIEJ

> An MPOB research article argues that Malaysian palm oil stock levels are a key price indicator. It proposes 1.8 million tonnes as a new psychological stock level, replacing the long-held 1 million tonne benchmark. The piece is a journal abstract with no new market data.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63642-recent-developments-of-malaysian-palm-oil-stock-level-opiej
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A higher stock threshold would change how traders read inventory data, with stocks below it seen as bullish. The article has limited immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-18 | [Malaysian palm oil prices seen steady in 2019 \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60459-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-seen-steady-in-2019-fmt.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-03 | [Malaysian crude palm oil output likely rose in April \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6619-malaysian-crude-palm-oil-output-likely-rose-in-april-the-star.md) | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-05-06 | [Malaysian Palm Oil Supply And Demand Outlook For 2020 – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11555-malaysian-palm-oil-supply-and-demand-outlook-for-2020-mpoc.md) | +0.4% | +22.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-25 | [Malaysian Palm Oil \|         Global Oil & Fats Business Online – gofbonline.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70588-malaysian-palm-oil-global-oil-and-fats-business-online-gofbonline-com.md) | +0.1% | +3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-22 | [Malaysia's Palm Oil Forecast Holds Steady as Indonesia Biodiesel Push Lifts Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15457-malaysia-s-palm-oil-forecast-holds-steady-as-indonesia-biodiesel-push-lifts.md) | +0.4% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- opiej.mpob.gov.my: https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/recent-developments-of-malaysian-palm-oil-stock-level/

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