If 2025 was palm oil at the gym, flexing under bright lights, 2026 is palm oil at the clinic – checking its pulse, reviewing its diet and listening carefully to its cardiologists. Crude palm oil (CPO) and crude palm kernel oil outputs reached 51.98 and 4.93 million tonnes respectively. Exports rose 8.7% to 32.12 million tonnes, and domestic consumption climbed 3.8% to 24.76 million tonnes, buoyed by the B40 biodiesel mandate. Mielke places Malaysian output at 19.87 million tonnes, while McGill estimates approximately 19.7 million tonnes. World palm oil output is seen declining to 84.5 million tonnes in 2026, from 85.24 million tonnes previously.

Source: The Star February 12, 2026 22:27 UTC