
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul outlined plans to expand B20 diesel and E20 petrol use and rooftop solar, and pressed for a US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. He reported daily B20 consumption rising from about 6 million to 10-11 million litres and E20 use from about 4 million to 6-7 million litres after excise tax cuts.
The government aims to cut fuel imports and raise farm incomes.
Rising Thai biodiesel and ethanol blending raises domestic demand for palm oil and cassava-based ethanol, tightening regional vegetable oil supply. The trade-deal push could later affect US agricultural access to Thailand.
After 548 past bullish policy events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -0.7% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
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