The benchmark palm oil contract for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 79 ringgit, or 1.8% lower, to 4,254 ringgit ($1,023.83) a tonne
Indonesian authorities have been weighing up for months whether to cut the crude palm oil export levy, which has been at its highest level for five months in a row, hurting demand.
The tariff for export levy begins when prices are at $750 per tonne, with a $20 increase for every $50 rise in CPO.
IJM Corp said it has received a letter from KLK, one of the largest palm oil planters in the country, offering to acquire its 56.2% equity holding at 3.10 ringgit per share.
The offer, at a 26% premium to IJM Plantations' last traded share price of 2.46 ringgit, values the palm oil producer at 2.73 billion ringgit.
The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ended down 19 ringgit, or 0.47%, at 4,042 ringgit ($981.07) a tonne, after rising 5% on Monday.
Indonesia's crude palm oil output is estimated at 48.4 million tonnes while crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) is expected to be at 7.29 million tonnes this year, IOPRI said.
The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 51 ringgit, or 1.36%, to 3,790 ringgit ($917.23) a tonne by the midday break.
The recent rally in futures also supported the cash market prices to balloon and keep crude palm oil import margins in positive territory.