Indonesian palm oil exports to China plunge by half in January

Indonesia’s palm oil exports declined by 35.6 percent in January to 2.39 million tons, according to data provided by the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI)

JAKARTA, March 30 (Jakarta Post/ANN) -- The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) said export volume to China fell by 381,000 tons or 57 percent in January and this had contributed to the sharp fall in the country’s total palm oil exports, which declined by 35.6 percent to 2.39 million tons in January, from 3.72 million tons in December 2019.

"The drastic export decline in January could be because importing countries were still holding on to their stock while waiting for the Indonesia government to implement a 30 percent blended biodiesel [B30] program," the association said in the statement.