# Palm oil slides on ballooning Malaysian stocks; Jakarta export levy in focus

> Malaysian September palm oil production rose 16.5% month over month to 2.12 million tonnes, while closing stocks climbed 31.9% to 2.16 million tonnes; exports fell 12.1%. Indonesia is also considering changes to export levies and regulations, while the article reports that rainfall across palm-growing areas is broadly normal.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T15:06:39.545Z
- Category: report · region Malaysia and Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86113-palm-oil-slides-on-ballooning-malaysian-stocks-jakarta-export-levy-in-focus
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

High Malaysian inventories, stronger output and weaker exports point to abundant supply and pressure on palm oil prices. A reduction in Indonesia’s export levy could make its supplies more competitive, adding to that pressure.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-10 | [Malaysia's palm oil stocks above expectations on higher-than-projected output in May \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15815-malaysia-s-palm-oil-stocks-above-expectations-on-higher-than-projected-output.md) | -6.3% | -32.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-11 | [Malaysia end-Sept palm oil stocks hits highest in nearly 3 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15784-malaysia-end-sept-palm-oil-stocks-hits-highest-in-nearly-3-years.md) | -1.3% | +14.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-10 | [Malaysia end-Sept palm oil stocks mark first gain in 7 months \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56673-malaysia-end-sept-palm-oil-stocks-mark-first-gain-in-7-months-financial-post.md) | +1.2% | +18.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-11 | [Palm down on rising stocks, falling exports - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34221-palm-down-on-rising-stocks-falling-exports-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.3% | -7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-04 | [Malaysia palm oil stocks seen rising to 19-month high - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5638-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-seen-rising-to-19-month-high-the-business-times.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- palmoileconomics.com: https://palmoileconomics.com/news/2026-11-07-market-brief

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