# Indonesia seeks direct palm oil exports to boost returns

> Indonesia's Food Coordinating Minister Zulkifli Hasan said Indonesia wants to export crude palm oil directly to end buyers rather than routing shipments through neighboring countries. He cited a price gap, with CPO priced at Rp27,000 domestically while sold to neighbors for Rp15,000. He framed the push as a way to capture more value from strategic commodities.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T12:06:24.997Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79578-indonesia-seeks-direct-palm-oil-exports-to-boost-returns
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

If Indonesia shifts palm oil shipments to direct buyers, export routing and margins could change, though no concrete policy or volume change was announced. The near-term price impact is limited to sentiment for palm oil supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-20 | [Malaysia set to outpace Indonesian palm oil exports to India - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57466-malaysia-set-to-outpace-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-to-india-business-the.md) | +1.6% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-31 | [Palm oil exports from Indonesia and Malaysia fell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65117-palm-oil-exports-from-indonesia-and-malaysia-fell.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-30 | [CPTPP expected to boost palm oil exports, says MPOB \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38336-cptpp-expected-to-boost-palm-oil-exports-says-mpob-fmt.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-22 | [Crude Palm Oil Becomes Indonesia's Largest Export Product by Value](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48503-crude-palm-oil-becomes-indonesia-s-largest-export-product-by-value.md) | +1.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-07-06 | [Indonesia questions EU policy on palm oil export \| Republika Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70009-indonesia-questions-eu-policy-on-palm-oil-export-republika-online.md) | +1.4% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- en.antaranews.com: https://en.antaranews.com/news/440103/indonesia-seeks-direct-palm-oil-exports-to-boost-returns

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