First Quarter of 2023 in Asia- Pacific Palm Oil Prices

North America

In North America, due to an unstable market for demand from downstream industries, the Palm Oil Prices fluctuated in the first quarter of 2023. Product prices decreased because of the ease of supply from Indonesian palm oil producers during the first part of Q1 2023. The majority of the palm oil imported by North American countries comes from nations in the Asia Pacific, particularly Indonesia, and Malaysia. In the first half of Q1 2023, the product’s price decreased because of excess inventory in its local market. Even so, prices rose in the final month of the quarter as a result of a decline in imports from important exporting nations, particularly Indonesia, as Ramadan approached. The abrupt easing of the Indonesian ban resulted in continued demand from the downstream industries and a drop in the product’s price.

Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific countries, the price of Palm Oil fluctuated throughout the Q1 of 2023, owing to the unstable market sentiments toward Palm Oil. During the first half of 2023 Q1 In China, the market for palm oil continued to decline, which helped to maintain the falling prices. Following Indonesia’s reduction of its export tax, the largest producer of palm oil in the world, the price of palm oil in Malaysia’s futures market has been falling. Domestic palm oil futures have fallen along with the market as a result of this. Prices fell in the second month of the quarter, supported by substantial domestic market inventories. The price rose in the second half of Q1 of 2023 as a result of increased demand from end-user industries due to the holy month of Ramadan. Towards the end of Q1 2023, the price of Palm Oil was recorded to be USD 1115/MT for FOB Shenzhen, China, in March 2023.

Europe

In Europe, the price of palm oil fell throughout the first quarter of 2023, supported by the product’s lower price in the months that followed the first-quarter period. Prices decreased throughout the first half of Q1 of 2023 as a result of weakening confidence among customers in the domestic market. In spite of having a lot of stock, there were no supply disruptions in the local market. Indonesia lifting its export prohibition helped to lower prices in the second part of Q1 of 2023, but this had no long-term consequences for the European region. However, because there was a lack of demand and an abundance of supply, prices started to drop again in European countries.

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