Presently, palm oil is trading at a premium to soybean oil in the global market. Malaysia’s palm oil exports have risen by 102,000 tonnes (+7.7% month-on-month) to 1.42mn tonnes in September. The largest improvement came from South Asia, where exports to India reached the highest in 11 months. Shipments to Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Americas and Central Asia have also registered increases during September 2025. This latest economic data c

File photo by Zahid Izzani/The Edge Malaysia prioritises higher palm oil yields alongside sustainable production and will not interfere with Indonesia’s measures concerning land tied to oil palm plantations. Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani emphasised that Malaysia’s policy is not to open new oil palm plantations and instead to rely on existing areas. “We remain committed to good planting materials, sound agricultural practices and increasing