# Malaysian Palm Oil Prices Drop to Eight-Month Low Amid Rising Inventories and Export Competition

> Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 2% on November 5 to their lowest close since March 6. October inventories were estimated to have risen 6.8% month on month to 3.75 million tonnes, while higher production, potential Indonesian export acceleration, and a stronger ringgit added pressure.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T15:07:28.597Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84096-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-drop-to-eight-month-low-amid-rising-inventories-and
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing inventories and production increase available supply, while possible Indonesian export growth intensifies competition for buyers. These factors point to further downside risk for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-01 | [Palm oil drops to one-month low on dwindling Malaysian exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4382-palm-oil-drops-to-one-month-low-on-dwindling-malaysian-exports.md) | -5.2% | -7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-03 | [Malaysian palm oil price slides to 16-month low on weak demand \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6612-malaysian-palm-oil-price-slides-to-16-month-low-on-weak-demand-the-star.md) | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-22 | [Malaysia sees sustained competitiveness even as Indonesia resumes palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41497-malaysia-sees-sustained-competitiveness-even-as-indonesia-resumes-palm-oil.md) | +1.8% | -10.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-28 | [Palm oil faces rising protectionism and national pressures - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5642-palm-oil-faces-rising-protectionism-and-national-pressures-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | -2.9% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-23 | [Malaysia expects its palm exports to China to be 'resilient' amid price pressure \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26149-malaysia-expects-its-palm-exports-to-china-to-be-resilient-amid-price-pressure.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLGSsJpAYSndjZtouhpawk87

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