# Malaysian crude palm oil output likely rose in April | The Star

> A CIMB survey estimated Malaysian crude palm oil output rose 1.6% in April 2018 to 1.6 million tonnes. Palm oil exports likely fell about 5% and end-April inventories were estimated to drop 2% to 2.28 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-05-03 · published 2018-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6619-malaysian-crude-palm-oil-output-likely-rose-in-april-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher output is offset by lower exports and falling stocks, so the net effect on palm oil prices is mixed, with CPO prices averaging RM2,418 a tonne in April.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-29 | [Palm oil analyst raises 2019 Malaysia output forecast to 20m tonnes \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59678-palm-oil-analyst-raises-2019-malaysia-output-forecast-to-20m-tonnes-the-star.md) | -7.8% | -7.9% |
| 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 | 2018-06-10 | [Rabobank: Global palm oil prices likely to be bullish after 2021 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64637-rabobank-global-palm-oil-prices-likely-to-be-bullish-after-2021-the-star.md) | -1.1% | -5.6% |
| 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 | 2026-03-01 | [Palm oil prices likely to hover around current prices in March, says industry council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20689-palm-oil-prices-likely-to-hover-around-current-prices-in-march-says-industry.md) | +5.0% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/05/04/malaysian-crude-palm-oil-output-likely-rose-in-april/

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