# Extended Eid break disrupts Malaysian, Indonesian palm oil harvest, mills | Malay Mail

> Palm oil output in Malaysia and Indonesia may fall because harvesting has been disrupted. Indonesia extended its Eid holiday to two weeks, which led to a fruit backlog at mills and a post-holiday labour shortage in Malaysia. Planters expect a 5 to 8% drop in production from overripe fruit losses.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64629-extended-eid-break-disrupts-malaysian-indonesian-palm-oil-harvest-mills-malay
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible 5 to 8% output decline would tighten palm supplies and support prices. Mill overcapacity and low fruit prices are a short-term offset.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- beta.malaymail.com: https://beta.malaymail.com/news/money/2018/06/28/extended-eid-break-disrupts-malaysian-indonesian-palm-oil-harvest-mills/1646325

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