# Vegoils: Palm falls to two-week low on weaker exports

> Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a two-week low on Monday, extending losses to a third session on weaker exports. AmSpec reported that Malaysian palm product exports fell 5.7% in April from March.

- Date: 2018-04-30 · published 2018-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6614-vegoils-palm-falls-to-two-week-low-on-weaker-exports
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Malaysian shipments suggest softer export demand, which tends to push palm oil prices down and can weigh on competing vegetable oils used in feed.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-30 | 1 | -3.4% | -5.1 | Palm futures hit a two-week low on 2018-04-30 as AmSpec showed April exports down 5.7% from March, a direct demand-side driver of the day's drop. |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-01 | 1 | -3.4% | -4.8 | Palm futures hit a two-week low on Apr 30 as AmSpec showed April exports down 5.7%, a demand/trade-flow signal that fed directly into the selloff heading into May 1. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-31 | [Palm falls to new low on weaker rival oils, negative export data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7319-palm-falls-to-new-low-on-weaker-rival-oils-negative-export-data-markets.md) | -7.4% | -2.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-01 | [Palm oil drops to one-month low on dwindling Malaysian exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4382-palm-oil-drops-to-one-month-low-on-dwindling-malaysian-exports.md) | -5.2% | -7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-02 | [VEGOILS-Palm edges down tracking weaker overnight soyoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6472-vegoils-palm-edges-down-tracking-weaker-overnight-soyoil.md) | +2.0% | +4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-03 | [Palm opens lower on weaker rival oils, crude oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9626-palm-opens-lower-on-weaker-rival-oils-crude-oil-prices.md) | -7.8% | -8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports set to soar 60% in price blow \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40582-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-set-to-soar-60-in-price-blow-fmt.md) | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| SBO | 2023-04-27 | [Ukrainian weekly sunflower seeds exports fall to year low of 4,586 tonnes - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36519-ukrainian-weekly-sunflower-seeds-exports-fall-to-year-low-of-4-586-tonnes.md) | -2.7% | -9.8% |
| SBO | 2018-05-03 | [Malaysian palm oil price slides to 16-month low on weak demand \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6612-malaysian-palm-oil-price-slides-to-16-month-low-on-weak-demand-the-star.md) | +1.6% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2021-07-01 | [India’s lower import duty a boon to Malaysia’s palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45940-india-s-lower-import-duty-a-boon-to-malaysia-s-palm-oil.md) | -2.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/vegoils-palm-falls-to-two-week-low-on-weaker-exports-118043000187_1.html

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