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13/04/2025 (News Central Africa) - According to industry leaders, Indonesian palm oil companies, the world’s leading suppliers, are actively exploring new markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to mitigate potential losses from US tariffs.

12/04/2025 (Daily Express), Tawau - The proposed tariff hike by the United States (US) is not expected to affect the prices of the country’s export commodities, particularly palm oil, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

11/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil stock level will likely rise further in April 2025 on the back of weak crude oil prices, an absence of festive-driven demand and natural cyclical patterns.

11/04/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Local crude palm oil (CPO) prices are unlikely to benefit from the fall of US soybeans, which will be significantly impacted by the trade war between US and China, according to analysts.

10/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 0.91 per cent in March 2025 to 1.00 million tonnes from 996,460 tonnes in February, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said.

10/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The complementarity of Malaysia and Indonesia could be further explored in bilateral trade, despite competing in the same palm oil market, as the relationship should be strengthened akin to siblings, said Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

10/04/2025 (Bernama), Tawau - The new tariff rates proposed by the United States for 90 countries, including Malaysia, on April 2 are not expected to significantly impact the prices of the country’s export commodities, especially palm oil.

10/04/2025 (New Straits Times), Alor Star - The Farmers' Organisation Authority (LPP) has assured that palm oil exports to the United States will be closely monitored following Washington's temporary suspension of new tariff measures on several countries, including Malaysia.

10/04/2025 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The United States reciprocal tariff differentials between the world’s two largest palm oil producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, could result in supply chain shifts with local palm oil exporters gaining more market share in the United States.

09/04/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil producers could steal the spotlight in the US, grabbing market share from Indonesia with their more competitive pricing, with the imposition of reciprocal tariff from April 9.

09/04/2025 (Channel News Asia), Jakarta - Indonesia's palm oil industry and farmer groups on Wednesday urged the government to reduce export costs, to offset the impact of market distortion caused by 32 per cent U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Indonesia's exports.

09/10/2025 (Merco Press) - The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark indicator of global food price developments, remained virtually unchanged in March from its revised February reading, as lower global cereal and sugar quotations offset sharp increases in vegetable oil prices.