On November 29, 2022, the Dalian Commodity Exchange reported an increase in RBD palm oil quotations for FOB Malaysia. The price for December delivery rose by $15/t to $1,147/t, with January delivery priced at $1,175/t. Despite expectations of a global economic recession in 2023 leading to lower vegetable oil demand and prices, as predicted by the Indonesian association GAPKI, OilWorld experts believe palm tree production could increase by nearly 3 million tons in the current season.