# B50 Challenge: Securing Energy Resilience and Export Need - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)

> GAPKI said Indonesian CPO output has been stagnant at 48 to 51 million tons per year while biodiesel demand rose above 12 million tons. Implementing B50 would raise biodiesel demand to about 16 million tons, reducing exports and export levy revenue.

- Date: 2026-03-12 · published 2026-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15485-b50-challenge-securing-energy-resilience-and-export-need-gabungan-pengusaha
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

With flat production, a B50 mandate would sharply cut available palm oil for export, tightening global vegetable oil supply and supporting palm and soyoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-24 | [Palm Oil Export Durty Reviewed - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46457-palm-oil-export-durty-reviewed-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit-indonesia-gapki.md) | +0.5% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-06 | [GAPKI Reminds Need To Lift CPO Output To Support B50 In 2026 - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15587-gapki-reminds-need-to-lift-cpo-output-to-support-b50-in-2026-gabungan-pengusaha.md) | +4.4% | +3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-04-15 | [Biodiesel Success Haunted By Several Challenges - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15653-biodiesel-success-haunted-by-several-challenges-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit.md) | -3.6% | -10.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-19 | [CPO Reference Price Surges, Export Duty Rises To US$33/MT - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15716-cpo-reference-price-surges-export-duty-rises-to-us-33-mt-gabungan-pengusaha.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-23 | [B100 Implementation Will Reduce Palm Oil Export - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15666-b100-implementation-will-reduce-palm-oil-export-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit.md) | +0.6% | +9.8% |
| SBO | 2025-02-06 | [GAPKI Reminds Need To Lift CPO Output To Support B50 In 2026 - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15587-gapki-reminds-need-to-lift-cpo-output-to-support-b50-in-2026-gabungan-pengusaha.md) | +1.7% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2024-04-15 | [Biodiesel Success Haunted By Several Challenges - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15653-biodiesel-success-haunted-by-several-challenges-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit.md) | -4.3% | -5.3% |
| SBO | 2023-07-19 | [CPO Reference Price Surges, Export Duty Rises To US$33/MT - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15716-cpo-reference-price-surges-export-duty-rises-to-us-33-mt-gabungan-pengusaha.md) | +10.3% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- gapki.id: https://gapki.id/en/news/2026/03/12/b50-challenge-securing-energy-resilience-and-export-need/

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