Palm oil, Malaysia Palm Oil Futures (first contract forward) 4-5 percent FFA, US$ per metric tonne (JAN-1980 - OCT-2007 ) |
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| Year | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| 1980 | 547.05 | 555.32 | 518.13 | 504.91 | 482.60 | 458.63 | 450.37 | 428.06 | 420.62 | 418.97 | 483.42 | 514.00 |
| 1981 | 516.48 | 528.87 | 512.35 | 485.90 | 494.99 | 528.87 | 495.82 | 438.80 | 420.62 | 423.93 | 413.18 | 399.13 |
| 1982 | 414.84 | 436.32 | 418.97 | 420.62 | 422.27 | 408.22 | 347.90 | 327.24 | 314.02 | 293.36 | 299.14 | 310.71 |
| 1983 | 307.41 | 303.28 | 311.54 | 346.25 | 356.99 | 325.59 | 351.21 | 461.94 | 533.01 | 554.49 | 546.23 | 574.32 |
| 1984 | 723.07 | 723.07 | 698.28 | 694.97 | 785.87 | 647.04 | 479.29 | 464.42 | 504.91 | 508.21 | 509.04 | 489.21 |
| 1985 | 481.77 | 491.69 | 537.14 | 539.62 | 504.08 | 459.46 | 402.44 | 333.85 | 301.62 | 294.19 | 299.14 | 322.28 |
| 1986 | 282.62 | 233.86 | 200.81 | 199.98 | 196.67 | 200.81 | 182.63 | 162.79 | 171.06 | 224.77 | 250.39 | 242.13 |
| 1987 | 289.23 | 272.70 | 258.65 | 280.14 | 281.79 | 282.62 | 247.08 | 254.52 | 276.83 | 291.71 | 304.10 | 356.99 |
| 1988 | 401.61 | 333.03 | 314.85 | 333.03 | 348.73 | 409.88 | 427.23 | 371.86 | 353.68 | 356.16 | 345.42 | 339.64 |
| 1989 | 316.50 | 331.37 | 329.72 | 323.11 | 335.50 | 308.23 | 273.53 | 255.35 | 266.92 | 265.26 | 248.74 | 220.64 |
| 1990 | 230.56 | 223.95 | 236.34 | 220.64 | 232.21 | 224.77 | 230.56 | 240.47 | 234.69 | 239.65 | 274.35 | 285.92 |
| 1991 | 288.40 | 279.31 | 287.58 | 263.61 | 262.78 | 257.00 | 281.79 | 279.31 | 266.92 | 285.10 | 299.14 | 310.71 |
| 1992 | 316.50 | 315.67 | 327.24 | 333.03 | 323.94 | 333.85 | 315.67 | 315.67 | 323.32 | 326.41 | 341.29 | 331.37 |
| 1993 | 338.81 | 351.21 | 337.16 | 323.94 | 305.76 | 294.19 | 299.14 | 294.19 | 290.88 | 275.18 | 297.70 | 337.57 |
| 1994 | 334.68 | 319.80 | 326.41 | 358.64 | 403.27 | 419.79 | 419.79 | 472.52 | 507.39 | 510.69 | 584.24 | 590.02 |
| 1995 | 541.27 | 546.23 | 567.71 | 511.39 | 491.14 | 521.99 | 563.41 | 540.41 | 524.82 | 553.62 | 549.55 | 539.94 |
| 1996 | 482.30 | 483.42 | 462.98 | 494.92 | 503.07 | 446.58 | 418.14 | 449.59 | 468.69 | 448.41 | 466.77 | 480.96 |
| 1997 | 522.67 | 532.26 | 508.01 | 509.47 | 508.57 | 471.65 | 445.03 | 444.55 | 460.63 | 490.54 | 493.09 | 498.67 |
| 1998 | 548.63 | 595.77 | 599.87 | 628.88 | 643.72 | 583.24 | 583.59 | 589.90 | 626.84 | 613.46 | 616.53 | 579.74 |
| 1999 | 560.56 | 484.72 | 428.77 | 439.74 | 398.46 | 330.79 | 279.58 | 308.27 | 342.40 | 326.07 | 315.97 | 312.00 |
| 2000 | 301.79 | 277.58 | 294.39 | 318.14 | 283.17 | 272.23 | 266.54 | 257.15 | 239.79 | 208.46 | 215.31 | 199.18 |
| 2001 | 191.79 | 185.07 | 210.90 | 208.96 | 194.01 | 209.17 | 279.63 | 312.62 | 259.56 | 232.09 | 281.51 | 295.47 |
| 2002 | 310.30 | 296.77 | 302.45 | 311.15 | 337.82 | 376.00 | 369.21 | 391.51 | 369.40 | 372.80 | 409.97 | 433.56 |
| 2003 | 431.32 | 421.52 | 390.13 | 377.20 | 382.12 | 390.44 | 382.83 | 361.94 | 374.87 | 449.02 | 484.63 | 478.47 |
| 2004 | 467.69 | 501.61 | 520.57 | 516.34 | 481.14 | 408.98 | 386.63 | 393.71 | 401.64 | 381.61 | 386.67 | 370.09 |
| 2005 | 346.63 | 347.57 | 374.83 | 375.84 | 370.16 | 369.64 | 369.60 | 360.30 | 369.98 | 382.82 | 375.97 | 368.90 |
| 2006 | 377.92 | 390.63 | 383.36 | 386.41 | 394.52 | 386.18 | 404.02 | 434.48 | 416.94 | 422.32 | 476.74 | 528.24 |
| 2007 | 550.78 | 553.75 | 566.39 | 645.41 | 740.63 | 748.43 | 764.47 | 729.56 | 745.18 | 824.07 | ||