# Malaysian palm oil extends losses - Markets - Business Recorder

> Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a 10-week low on Monday, closing down 3.37% at 4,182 ringgit per ton after China announced 34% retaliatory tariffs on US goods. Soyoil and crude oil also declined sharply, with Dalian and Chicago soyoil both lower.

- Date: 2025-04-08 · published 2025-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9625-malaysian-palm-oil-extends-losses-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-war fears and weaker crude reduce palm's biodiesel appeal and edible oil demand, pressuring vegetable oil and meal-complex prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-07 | 1 | -3.6% | -3.6 | Directly describes Malaysian palm futures closing down 3.37% on April 7 to a 10-week low as China's 34% retaliatory tariffs hit soyoil and crude. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-31 | [Palm extends losses - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41498-palm-extends-losses-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.0% | -13.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-30 | [Palm oil extends losses as uncertainty over Indonesia exports weighs - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41500-palm-oil-extends-losses-as-uncertainty-over-indonesia-exports-weighs-markets.md) | +0.0% | -13.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-19 | [Vegetable Oil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63615-vegetable-oil-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-14 | [Palm oil logs 2.5 percent weekly fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51738-palm-oil-logs-2-5-percent-weekly-fall-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.1% | +4.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-01 | [Palm oil eases as Indonesia gears up to resume exports - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41053-palm-oil-eases-as-indonesia-gears-up-to-resume-exports-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | -13.0% |
| SBO | 2022-05-31 | [Palm extends losses - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41498-palm-extends-losses-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.2% | -14.3% |
| SBO | 2021-07-22 | [Palm oil ends lower tracking weaker soy prices, declining export pace - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46162-palm-oil-ends-lower-tracking-weaker-soy-prices-declining-export-pace-markets.md) | +0.7% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2021-08-18 | [Palm oil slides nearly 3% on bleak export outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45436-palm-oil-slides-nearly-3-on-bleak-export-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | -5.7% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40356356

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