# Strong La Nina will have significant impact on palm oil production | Borneo Post Online

> Australia's Bureau of Meteorology activated a La Nina Watch, giving a 50% chance of La Nina forming in late 2017. MIDF Research said excess rain in Malaysia and Indonesia could hurt output in flood-prone states, and it expects palm oil to reach RM3,500 per tonne if a strong La Nina develops.

- Date: 2017-10-25 · published 2017-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68565-strong-la-nina-will-have-significant-impact-on-palm-oil-production-borneo-post
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The possible La Nina shifts the weather risk toward wetter conditions in key palm producers, which could reduce output and lift prices, though the impact depends on whether the event materialises and how strong it is.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-06 | [La Nina heavy rainfall to lift palm oil prices \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67566-la-nina-heavy-rainfall-to-lift-palm-oil-prices-borneo-post-online.md) | -3.6% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-01 | [El Niño impact on Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil production \| Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18907-el-nino-impact-on-malaysian-and-indonesian-palm-oil-production-report.md) | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-04 | [Will a ‘Super’ El Niño Impact the Weather and Food Production in 2026? - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17398-will-a-super-el-nino-impact-the-weather-and-food-production-in-2026-bloomberg.md) | -1.4% | -8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-22 | [Malaysian palm oil prices begin to strengthen on lower Q3 production  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56676-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-begin-to-strengthen-on-lower-q3-production-the-daily.md) | +1.3% | +16.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-14 | [Weak El Nino to have small impact on Asian crops this year \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71913-weak-el-nino-to-have-small-impact-on-asian-crops-this-year-the-star.md) | +1.5% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- theborneopost.com: https://www.theborneopost.com/2017/10/26/strong-la-nina-will-have-significant-impact-on-palm-oil-production/

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