# Indonesia's palm oil exports up 8.1% in first nine months of year

> Indonesia exported 19 million metric tons of crude and refined palm oil from January to September, up 8.1% year on year. The shipments were valued at US$21.07 billion, up 16.14%, which the statistics bureau attributed to higher prices. September exports alone were 2.87 million tons worth US$3.31 billion.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T09:07:13.672Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75212-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-up-8-1-in-first-nine-months-of-year
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export volumes draw down Indonesian supply and support demand for palm oil in import markets. The higher value reflects firmer prices, though the bureau's data excludes some products, so it is only a partial view.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-07 | [Indonesia's Sep palm oil exports fall 33% on month as India, China favor Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44662-indonesia-s-sep-palm-oil-exports-fall-33-on-month-as-india-china-favor-malaysia.md) | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports rise on higher shipments to China \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51202-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-rise-on-higher-shipments-to-china-air-freight-news.md) | -3.1% | -2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-01 | [Indonesia postpones palm oil shipments until December in hopes of reducing export taxes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15507-indonesia-postpones-palm-oil-shipments-until-december-in-hopes-of-reducing.md) | +1.9% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/824200

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