Malaysia still reviewing proposed cut in palm oil export tax -commodities minister
Reuters
Published May 19, 2022 11:16PM ET
Updated May 20, 2022 12:35AM ET
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is still reviewing the viability of a temporary cut of a crude palm oil export tax, the Commodities Ministry said on Friday, after Indonesia lifted an export ban that has rattled the market.
Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, is looking to boost its share of the edible oil market after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted sunflower oil shipments and Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports further tightened global supplies.
Top producer Indonesia said it would lift the ban from Monday, and instead impose a domestic market sales requirement in a bid to ensure domestic supply of cooking oil.
Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin told Reuters in an interview last week her ministry had proposed lowering the tax to 4%-6% from the current 8% to the finance ministry, which has set up a committee to look into the details.
On Friday, Zuraida in a statement said discussions with the finance ministry were still ongoing.
"This proposed temporary cut is pending a decision and we believe that Malaysian exporters are likely to be clear winners in the short term as global buyers will source for Malaysian palm oil," she said.
The ministry will continue to monitor the current situation involving Indonesia's policy changes, she added.
Zuraida said looking ahead, crude palm oil prices are likely to fall due to a pending rise in production but prices will stay elevated until mid-2023 on tight global supply, a robust market, and uptake from China.
Key market China is poised to increase its palm oil demand later in the year as it gradually reopens its economy over the COVID-19 pandemic, she said.
Zuraida pegged edible oils and fats supply tightness to ease by the fourth quarter, but not by much, with the prospect of a recovery more likely in 2023.
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