# April palm oil stocks expected at 6-month low | FMT

> A Reuters survey of analysts projects Malaysian palm oil stocks fell about 5% in April to 2.77 million tonnes, the lowest since October and a second straight monthly decline. Exports edged up while production eased 1.9% from March to around 1.64 million tonnes.

- Date: 2019-05-07 · published 2019-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6731-april-palm-oil-stocks-expected-at-6-month-low-fmt
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Malaysian palm stockpiles reduce near-term supply pressure and could support benchmark palm oil prices, which are down nearly 5% this year.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-05 | [Malaysia July-end palm oil stocks expected to hit three-year low \| KLSE Screener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6794-malaysia-july-end-palm-oil-stocks-expected-to-hit-three-year-low-klse-screener.md) | -2.9% | +2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-10 | [Malaysian palm oil stocks hit 19-month low in December as output drops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26606-malaysian-palm-oil-stocks-hit-19-month-low-in-december-as-output-drops.md) | +0.7% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-10 | [Malaysia end-Dec palm oil stocks smaller than expected as output plummets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43230-malaysia-end-dec-palm-oil-stocks-smaller-than-expected-as-output-plummets.md) | +2.5% | +12.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-05 | [Malaysia palm oil stocks seen edging down from seven month high \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62643-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-seen-edging-down-from-seven-month-high-the-star.md) | -2.1% | -4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-05 | [Malaysia’s end-October palm oil stocks fall on lower output, higher exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8039-malaysia-s-end-october-palm-oil-stocks-fall-on-lower-output-higher-exports.md) | +4.0% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2021-05-26 | [April soybean crush well below expectations - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47159-april-soybean-crush-well-below-expectations-mckeany-flavell.md) | -2.5% | -12.8% |
| SBO | 2026-02-19 | [Soybean Oil Used for Biofuel Production Expected to Soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15047-soybean-oil-used-for-biofuel-production-expected-to-soar.md) | +2.7% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2018-12-23 | [NOPA: US Soybean Oil Stocks Fell For 7 Consecutive Months At The End Of November - News - Jiaao Enprotech](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61638-nopa-us-soybean-oil-stocks-fell-for-7-consecutive-months-at-the-end-of-november.md) | -1.2% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- freemalaysiatoday.com: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2019/05/07/malaysia-april-palm-stocks-expected-at-6-month-low

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