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An S&P Global blog post analyzes palm oil trade between the EU and Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia account for over 80 percent of production and dominate global trade.
Global palm oil trade peaked in 2012 and has since tapered, largely because of lower prices.
Trade concentration in Indonesia and Malaysia means any EU or Asian policy shift can move global palm oil flows and prices.
spglobal.comNov 29, 2017After 67 past neutral trade events, PALMOIL moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.3%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
