# Crude Palm Oil Weekly Report – April 28, 2018 | Borneo Post Online

> Malaysian palm oil futures slipped for four straight days to close at RM2,390 on Friday, down RM26 on the week. AmSpec and SGS both reported April 1 to 25 palm product exports lower than in the same period of March.

- Date: 2018-04-28 · published 2018-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6615-crude-palm-oil-weekly-report-april-28-2018-borneo-post-online
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker export data and falling trading activity reinforce the bearish trend in palm oil, pointing to lower prices for vegetable oil and palm-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-01 | 1 | -3.4% | -4.8 | Four straight days of losses and lower April 1-25 exports from AmSpec and SGS had already built bearish sentiment before the May 1 drop. |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-30 | 1 | -3.4% | -5.1 | Prior-week slide and weak April 1-25 export data set a bearish backdrop and momentum going into the April 30 sell-off. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-01-24 | [Us withdrawal from tpp affects palm oil export \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73075-us-withdrawal-from-tpp-affects-palm-oil-export-borneo-post-online.md) | +0.1% | -5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-12 | [China edible oil price slump to hit palm oil imports \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71601-china-edible-oil-price-slump-to-hit-palm-oil-imports-borneo-post-online.md) | -2.5% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-22 | [Palm Oil Monitor – Weekly Update 22nd May 2018 - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64891-palm-oil-monitor-weekly-update-22nd-may-2018-palm-oil-monitor.md) | +0.2% | -4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-11 | [W14 2025: Palm Oil Weekly Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15572-w14-2025-palm-oil-weekly-update.md) | -0.6% | -5.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-10-16 | [Palm oil clocks 1.4pc weekly fall as exports decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50741-palm-oil-clocks-1-4pc-weekly-fall-as-exports-decline-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.6% | +14.1% |
| SBO | 2017-04-12 | [China edible oil price slump to hit palm oil imports \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71601-china-edible-oil-price-slump-to-hit-palm-oil-imports-borneo-post-online.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| SBO | 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) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| SBO | 2019-06-07 | [Trade war, France ban still key worries of CPO \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58694-trade-war-france-ban-still-key-worries-of-cpo-borneo-post-online.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- theborneopost.com: https://www.theborneopost.com/2018/04/29/crude-palm-oil-weekly-report-april-28-2018/

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