This is to better reflect market activity and liquidity, which is closely linked to liquidity quotes in the palm and laurics markets. The new specifications are as follows, with amendments in italics: AG-PLM-0035 Crude palm oil mill effluent, fob MalaysiaQuality: Free fatty acids (FFA) min. 30%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max. 3%, total fatty […]

Indonesia will maintain its ban on exports of crude palm oil mill effluent (POME) and crude used cooking oil (UCO) as President Prabowo Subianto doubles down on plans to secure domestic feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and position the country as a leading global aviation fuel supplier.

Indian vegetable oil buyers are awaiting further details of a recently announced India-US trade deal, in which India is expected to reduce tariffs on certain US goods, including imports of soybean oil.

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the changes to its AG-PLM-0019 Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm olein, cfr South China, $/tonne and AG-CCN-0003 Crude coconut oil, fob Philippines, $/tonne prices via an open consultation between December 12, 2025, and January 13, 2026.

Indonesia’s palm oil exports in December reached 2.62 million tonnes, according to data from cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services (ITS), with the figure comprising exports of palm oil and its derivatives, palm kernel oil and oleochemicals.

Fastmarkets has corrected its February (M2) for AG-PLM-0012, Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm olein, fob Indonesia, $ per tonne, which was published incorrectly on Friday January 2 due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. The following prices were affected:AG-PLM-0027 Crude palm kernel oil, fob Indonesia, $/tonneAG-PLM-0029 Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm kernel olein, fob Indonesia, $/tonneAG-PLM-0031Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm kernel oil, fob Indonesia, $/tonne AG-PLM-0033 Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm kernel stearin, fob Indonesia, $/tonne These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Ags […]

The palm oil market is at a crossroads. As global demand for food, fuel, and other essentials grows, production struggles to keep pace. For years, Indonesia has driven the expansion of palm oil supply, but its recovery is now met by adverse land policy exacerbated by stagnation in Malaysia’s oil palm planted area and declining […]

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue the following duplicate prices, which were previously assessed on a US timestamp and also assessed in Asia, to better reflect observed market liquidity and based on previously received market feedback. Fastmarkets assessed these markets in both the US and Asia following the acquisition and merger of The Jacobson and Palm Oil […]

Fastmarkets has proposed several changes to the methodologies for its suite of global palm and lauric oil methodologies to give more insight into how these prices are assessed. It is also clarifying the timing and monthly rolls of several assessments. Fastmarkets has observed growth and market interest in these prices and wishes to give more […]