# Malaysia's delayed export tax cut to weigh on CPO price

> Malaysia will not implement its cut in the crude palm oil export tax and scrapping of the tax-free quota until January 1, a delay that industry experts called disappointing. Palm oil stocks hit a record 2.48 million tonnes in September, and analysts expect higher October stockpiles. December CPO futures fell as much as 5.7% intraday before ending Friday down 0.91% at RM2,500 per tonne.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T18:06:20.114Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99689-malaysia-s-delayed-export-tax-cut-to-weigh-on-cpo-price
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Record Malaysian stocks combined with a deferred export tax cut keep near-term supply pressure on palm oil, and traders expect range-bound prices with profit-taking. Indonesia's response to the measure is still uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-03-16 | [Malaysia to cut CPO export tax to 5% in April following lower prices in Q1  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54011-malaysia-to-cut-cpo-export-tax-to-5-in-april-following-lower-prices-in-q1-the.md) | -1.5% | -4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-16 | [Malaysia to raise CPO export tax next month \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70365-malaysia-to-raise-cpo-export-tax-next-month-the-star.md) | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-26 | [Malaysia cuts July palm oil reference price, export duty falls to 8.5pct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15552-malaysia-cuts-july-palm-oil-reference-price-export-duty-falls-to-8-5pct.md) | +2.8% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +2.6% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-18 | [Malaysia cuts export tax and suspends expansion of palm tree plantings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15505-malaysia-cuts-export-tax-and-suspends-expansion-of-palm-tree-plantings.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/malaysia%E2%80%99s-delayed-export-tax-cut-weigh-cpo-price

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