Massive 40.7% Surge in Malaysian Palm Oil Exports in March

10-Apr-2026 03:20 PM

Kuala Lumpur. Despite certain challenges and hurdles, the performance of palm oil exports from Malaysia proved encouraging last month. Consequently, the country's residual palm oil stocks witnessed a significant decline.

Latest monthly data from the government agency—the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)—reveals that during March 2026, the production of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) in Malaysia improved by 7.21 percent compared to February, reaching 1,376,849 tonnes. Similarly, exports of Malaysian palm oil products surged by 40.70 percent during the same period, reaching 1,551,264 tonnes.

Conversely, the total palm oil stock in the country declined by 16.14 percent, falling to 2,267,260 tonnes. Within this total, crude palm oil stocks dropped by 14.93 percent to 1,256,368 tonnes, while processed (refined) palm oil stocks decreased by 17.61 percent to 1,010,892 tonnes.

Much like palm oil, stocks of palm kernel oil also fell by 9.74 percent, settling at 339,697 tonnes. Compared to February, palm oil imports into Malaysia declined by 12.42 percent during March, standing at 66,801 tonnes. It is noteworthy that, following Indonesia, Malaysia is the world's second-largest producer and exporter of palm oil.