# Potential Surplus in Palm Oil Could Create Acquisition Opportunities | Malacca Research

> Malacca Research says the EU's vote to phase out palm oil in biofuels by 2021, along with falling Chinese imports and higher Indian import tariffs, could lift global palm oil stocks. USDA expects 2018 ending stocks to rise 27%, implying output above demand. The note frames the outlook as creating acquisition opportunities.

- Date: 2018-02-15 · published 2018-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66375-potential-surplus-in-palm-oil-could-create-acquisition-opportunities-malacca
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising global stocks and weaker import demand from the EU, China and India point to downward pressure on palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-18 | [Malaysia’s Palm Oil Fundamentals Are Positive but Shifts in Other Variables May Limit Downside Opportunities for Buyers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38784-malaysia-s-palm-oil-fundamentals-are-positive-but-shifts-in-other-variables-may.md) | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-31 | [Palm Oil Prices Imbas Production In Malaysia Increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15564-palm-oil-prices-imbas-production-in-malaysia-increase.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-04 | [Palm oil reserves in Malaysia seen surging to 19-month high \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12122-palm-oil-reserves-in-malaysia-seen-surging-to-19-month-high-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-05 | [Palm oil inventories at 18-month high - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69055-palm-oil-inventories-at-18-month-high-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | +4.6% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-05 | [Malaysia palm oil output likely jumped in March — Survey \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6875-malaysia-palm-oil-output-likely-jumped-in-march-survey-borneo-post-online.md) | -0.3% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- malaccaresearch.com: https://malaccaresearch.com/potential-surplus-in-palm-oil-could-create-acquisition-opportunities/

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