The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slipped by 2 ringgit, or 0.05%, to 3,739 ringgit ($903.58) a tonne after rising as much as 1% earlier in the day. For the week, it was up 1.3%.
"Overall, the market is anticipating April exports to be a tad better versus March. With tight end-stocks and better than expected exports, prices are expected to remain firmer," he added.
The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 4.6% to 3,574 ringgit ($861.41) a tonne at closing time, the lowest closing level since Feb. 22.
Palm oil tracked rival soyoil down as soy was pressured by an upbeat planting outlook in the U.S, a palm oil trader in Kuala Lumpur said.
The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 31 ringgit, or 0.83%, to 3,693 ringgit ($921.41) a tonne during early trade.
The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 12 ringgit, or 0.34%, to 3,530 ringgit ($871.60) a tonne during early trade.
The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 34 ringgit, or 1%, to 3,569 ringgit ($879.28) a tonne.
CBOT soyoil climbed 1.3%, while soy and palm oils on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rose 3.5% and 5.2%, respectively.
The market expects output in December to remain squeezed as rainy weather brought on by La Nina is expected to persist until the first quarter of next year.