# Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post

> Indonesia tightened its palm oil export rules from January 1, 2023, cutting the allowed export-to-domestic sales ratio from eight times to six times. The move is meant to secure domestic cooking oil supply ahead of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in March and April. Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest since December 1 after the announcement.

- Date: 2023-01-02 · published 2023-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Indonesia's largest palm oil export restriction tightens global vegetable oil supply, pushing up palm and soyoil prices and the cost of oil-based feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-03 | 1 | +7.3% | 3.7 | Indonesia's tighter export-to-domestic sales ratio effective Jan 1 curbs supply from the top exporter, lifting palm futures to their highest since early December. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-01 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports from January 1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38337-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-from-january-1.md) | +4.8% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-11 | [Indonesia Export Shake-Up Threatens Palm Oil Supply From 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15440-indonesia-export-shake-up-threatens-palm-oil-supply-from-2027.md) | +1.0% | — |
| PALMOIL | 2026-05-20 | [Indonesia plan to centralise palm oil exports raises fears of supply disruption \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15467-indonesia-plan-to-centralise-palm-oil-exports-raises-fears-of-supply-disruption.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-09 | [Indonesia tightens palm oil export curbs in new hit to global supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42374-indonesia-tightens-palm-oil-export-curbs-in-new-hit-to-global-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.3% | -9.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia's biodiesel push, El Niño risks to tighten palm oil supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15463-indonesia-s-biodiesel-push-el-nino-risks-to-tighten-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2023-01-01 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports from January 1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38337-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-from-january-1.md) | -1.9% | -6.7% |
| SBO | 2026-05-20 | [Indonesia plan to centralise palm oil exports raises fears of supply disruption \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15467-indonesia-plan-to-centralise-palm-oil-exports-raises-fears-of-supply-disruption.md) | -1.4% | -3.2% |
| SBO | 2022-03-09 | [Indonesia tightens palm oil export curbs in new hit to global supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42374-indonesia-tightens-palm-oil-export-curbs-in-new-hit-to-global-supplies-reuters.md) | -6.9% | +240.0% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2023/01/02/indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.