# Anutin backs biofuels and solar, pushes for US trade deal

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:11:59.024Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100214-anutin-backs-biofuels-and-solar-pushes-for-us-trade-deal
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- ETHANOL: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-05-22 | [Biofuels in Asia: An antidote to oil shocks? \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15472-biofuels-in-asia-an-antidote-to-oil-shocks-the-straits-times.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-09 | [Behind the Hot Year for Biofuels M&A: 2021 Review and Outlook  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42710-behind-the-hot-year-for-biofuels-m-and-a-2021-review-and-outlook-the-daily.md) | +2.1% | +24.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-26 | [Biofuel feedstocks supply and demand - two key challenges - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15399-biofuel-feedstocks-supply-and-demand-two-key-challenges-fastmarkets.md) | +10.6% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-11 | [Higher biodiesel appetite pushes demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55950-higher-biodiesel-appetite-pushes-demand.md) | +0.1% | +11.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-10 | [Global Feedstock Volatility Intensifies for Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47165-global-feedstock-volatility-intensifies-for-biofuels.md) | +0.7% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/policy/40073506

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