Indonesian Palm Oil Exports Show Double-Digit Declines in Main Markets

Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show the country’s crude palm oil exports are suffering a double-digit decline across its main markets, reported in the Jakarta Globe on February 18.
Indonesia shipped only 59,500 MT of crude palm oil and derivative products to India in January 2025, down by a whopping 43.7 percent versus the December 2024 figures. In January 2024, exports to India had totaled almost 4.3 million tons, the report said.
The country’s palm oil exports to Pakistan suffered a 52.9 percent month-to-month decline in January, only reaching 176,100 tons. Indonesian sales of crude palm oil to China logged the biggest drop compared to other markets. Exports to China of crude palm oil only totaled 39,600 tons in the first month of 2025, down 76.9 percent compared to December 2024.