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Malaysia's total palm oil stocks surge 24.54% to 3.51mil tonnes in Sept
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Palm oil under near-term pressure as rising stocks outweigh El Niño fears
Palm oil falls to 11-week low on weak exports, rising output
Plantation sector poised for higher CPO prices in 2027
12/10/2026 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - The plantation sector is expected to benefit from elevated crude palm oil (CPO) prices extending into 2027, supported by Indonesia’s expanded biodiesel mandate and weather-related production risks, says Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.
RHB Sees CPO Prices Retreating Further To RM4,500
12/10/2026 (Business Today) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures are expected to remain under selling pressure after failing to break above the RM4,750 resistance level, with prices potentially retreating towards RM4,500 in the near term.
Plantation earnings face 7pct hit from RM2,000 minimum wage
12/10/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian plantation companies' earnings could fall by up to seven per cent in financial year 2028 (FY28) due to higher wages, partly offset by stronger crude palm oil (CPO) prices, CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said.
USDA forecasts Malaysian 2026/27 palm oil production at 19.7M tonnes
12/10/2026 (Oils & Fats International) - Malaysian palm oil production is expected to reach 19.7M tonnes in 2026/27 – down from the previous year’s revised estimate of 20.2M tonnes – with yields expected to decline due to potential El Niño-related weather conditions, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.
12/10/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rose by 691,835 tonnes, or 24.54 per cent, to 3.51 million tonnes in September this year from 2.8 million tonnes a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
Freight costs for Sri Lankan coconut oil exporters surge fivefold
12/10/2026 (UkrAgroConsult) - Sri Lankan coconut oil exporters are facing a sharp increase in transportation costs. The cost of shipping one container has risen from $2.5–3 thsd to $12.5–14 thsd, or roughly fivefold. As a result, exports are becoming nearly unprofitable despite steady demand in Europe and Latin America.
Malaysia palm oil industry open to PHL oleochemical partnerships
11/10/2026 (Business World), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is open to discussing potential oleochemical partnerships in the Philippines to coincide with the expansion of their coconut and palm oil industries, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
Malaysian palm oil futures drift lower
11/10/2026 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped more than 1percent on Friday, after the government did not announce an expected export duty waiver in its Budget, though the contract still posted its first weekly gain in three weeks.
Global palm oil output to fall by 2 mt next year
11/10/2026 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Global palm oil production is expected to decline by 2 million metric tons next year and could fall even more due to the El Niño weather pattern, which brings hotter and drier weather, a leading industry analyst said on Wednesday.
