# Global palm oil demand rises amid tighter soybean and sunflower oil supplies

> Combined palm oil exports from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand reached 4.5 million tonnes in September 2026, up more than 36% year on year, according to Oil World. Shipments to India and China each rose by 300,000 tonnes, and the three countries’ exports for the 2025/26 marketing year reached a three-year high of 45.9 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T09:22:46.729Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93354-global-palm-oil-demand-rises-amid-tighter-soybean-and-sunflower-oil-supplies
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter soybean and sunflower oil supplies and palm oil’s improved price competitiveness are prompting buyers to substitute toward palm oil. Stronger import demand supports palm oil prices and export flows from Southeast Asia.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-22 | [Global soybean oil prices continue to rise amid tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33253-global-soybean-oil-prices-continue-to-rise-amid-tight-supply.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-25 | [India Turns to US for Soybean Oil as Global Supplies Tighten](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42787-india-turns-to-us-for-soybean-oil-as-global-supplies-tighten.md) | +15.2% | +8.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-29 | [Demand for M’sian palm oil rises \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6470-demand-for-m-sian-palm-oil-rises-borneo-post-online.md) | +3.1% | +8.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-21 | [CPO Prices to Hold Steady Above RM4,400 Amid Uncertain Palm and Soybean Oil Export Supplies Heading Into 2026 - MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15523-cpo-prices-to-hold-steady-above-rm4-400-amid-uncertain-palm-and-soybean-oil.md) | -0.9% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-26 | [Global: Soybean oil prices rose sharply on Chicago after Trump's announcement which could support the quotations of other vegetable oils and sunflower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27479-global-soybean-oil-prices-rose-sharply-on-chicago-after-trump-s-announcement.md) | +1.7% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2023-11-22 | [Global soybean oil prices continue to rise amid tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33253-global-soybean-oil-prices-continue-to-rise-amid-tight-supply.md) | -1.2% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2022-02-25 | [India Turns to US for Soybean Oil as Global Supplies Tighten](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42787-india-turns-to-us-for-soybean-oil-as-global-supplies-tighten.md) | +3.6% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2025-11-01 | [Palm Oil Magazine - CPO Prices Decline Amid Rising Global Soybean Demand, Friday, Oct 31, 2025 - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4448-palm-oil-magazine-cpo-prices-decline-amid-rising-global-soybean-demand-friday.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/global-palm-oil-demand-rises-amid-tighter-soybean-and-sunflower-oil-supplies/

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