The benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 55 ringgit, or 1.65pc, to 3,271 ringgit ($799.56) a tonne by the midday break.
The benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 42 ringgit, or 1.28pc, to 3,330 ringgit ($814.58) a tonne.
The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange settled 0.9% higher at 3,256 ringgit ($790.68) a tonne,
export shipments from Malaysia during Nov. 1-10 fell between 17% and 19%, cargo surveyors said.
The world's top soybean importer brought in 8.69 million tonnes of the oilseed in October, up from 6.18 million tonnes in the same month of the previous year.
"The rest majority are still Brazilian beans, which (crushers) booked very cheap earlier," Xie said.
Edible oil prices in India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, have jumped recently, tracking a rally on foreign markets and after the local soybean crop was damaged by excessive rainfall.
The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down 14 ringgit, or 0.46%, to 3,051 ringgit ($732.88) a tonne.
Indonesia has set crude palm oil export tax at $3 per tonne for November.
The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 15 ringgit, or 0.50pc, lower at 2,988 ringgit ($720.17) a tonne, after rising 0.5pc.
The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange settled up 9 ringgit, or 0.3pc, at 3,003 ringgit ($725.36) a tonne.
The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 2.8pc lower to 2,715 ringgit ($652.33) a tonne.
The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed at 2,822 ringgit ($676.25) per tonne, unchanged from Friday's closing.
Dalian's most-active soyoil contract fell 0.63pc, while its palm oil contract slipped 1.17pc. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.28pc.
The association last week revised down its forecast for Ukraine's 2020, sunflower seed output to 14-15 million tonnes from the previous estimate of 15 million because of poor weather.
Indonesia collects levies from palm oil exports to fund the cost difference between fuel made from palm oil and fossil diesel fuel as incentives for producers.
The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 30 ringgit, or 1.12pc, at 2,718 ringgit ($649.00) a tonne.
The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 40 ringgit, or 1.51pc, at 2,683 ringgit ($640.33) a tonne.
The coronavirus crisis has led to less blending activity generally and as a result the issue of fewer compliance credits.
Another Texas-based refiner, CVR Energy Inc, also raised its full-year estimates for RIN costs by 43% to about $100 million. It had spent $43 million last year.