Malaysian palm oil futures rose 0.55% on September 4, gaining 0.76% weekly, supported by El Niño-related supply concerns. Other vegetable oils declined,...
Wildfires across Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatra have burned over 200,000 hectares, threatening palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia. Harvesting is disrupted,...
Palm oil could capture around 60% of global vegetable oil demand by 2050, according to PASPI, as demand rises and competing oilseeds...
El Niño expected in late 2026 may reduce Malaysia and Indonesia’s palm oil output in 2027–28. Tight vegetable oil supplies, Indonesia’s B50...
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks are estimated to rise 10.8% in July to 2.25 million tons, the highest in nearly two years. Stronger...
India brought 273,302 hectares under oil palm cultivation through NMEO-OP by 2025-26, achieving only 42% of the 650,000-hectare target. Telangana and Andhra...
Indonesia’s palm oil exports jumped to 2.75 million tonnes in June 2026, up sharply from May but below last year’s level. China...
Indonesia and Malaysia face palm oil harvesting disruptions as high diesel prices and fuel shortages force smallholders to reduce harvesting rounds. Malaysia’s...
NMEO-OP’s next phase should prioritize irrigation-first implementation, effective productive area expansion and outcome-based monitoring rather than merely increasing planted hectares. Measuring irrigation...