# Supply glut could soon squeeze independent palm oil millers and smallholders — sources

> Independent Malaysian palm oil mills may struggle to sell crude palm oil over the next two months as refineries halt deliveries amid record-high inventories. Some mills are already accumulating unsold stocks and running short of storage, and sources warn they may soon stop buying fresh fruit bunches from smallholders.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T00:50:00.311Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78850-supply-glut-could-soon-squeeze-independent-palm-oil-millers-and-smallholders
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Refinery purchase cuts and record stocks point to bearish near-term pressure on Malaysian crude palm oil prices and a supply overhang for palm-based feed ingredients, while smallholder income risk could affect future output.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/824436

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