# Palm Oil News - B50 Biodiesel Blend Increase Could Press Palm Oil FFB Prices, UI Researcher's Analysis

> A University of Indonesia study warns that raising the biodiesel blend from B40 to B50 would add about 4.49 million kiloliters of CPO demand. The simulation shows the export levy might need to rise from 10% to 15.17% to fund the subsidy, which would cut farmgate FFB prices.

- Date: 2025-10-18 · published 2025-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15524-palm-oil-news-b50-biodiesel-blend-increase-could-press-palm-oil-ffb-prices-ui
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A B50 mandate would sharply increase domestic CPO demand and could raise export levies, supporting palm oil prices while reducing export competitiveness and farmer incomes.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-01-13 | [Palm Oil News - Biodiesel Policy: One Factor to Increase CPO Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72873-palm-oil-news-biodiesel-policy-one-factor-to-increase-cpo-price.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-19 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Pranata UI: B50 Biodiesel Policy Could Pressure Palm Oil Farmers’ Income - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15526-palm-oil-magazine-pranata-ui-b50-biodiesel-policy-could-pressure-palm-oil.md) | -0.7% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-04-03 | [Palm Oil News - April 2024, CPO Reference Price Increases: CPO OF and Levy Would Be US$ 142/Ton](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15650-palm-oil-news-april-2024-cpo-reference-price-increases-cpo-of-and-levy-would-be.md) | +0.5% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-04 | [Palm Oil News - CPO Reference Price Increased: CPO OF and Levy Would be US$ 93/Ton on 1 - 15 November 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15687-palm-oil-news-cpo-reference-price-increased-cpo-of-and-levy-would-be-us-93-ton.md) | +1.3% | +3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-17 | [Palm Oil News - The Reasons Why PFMA Focuses to Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70370-palm-oil-news-the-reasons-why-pfma-focuses-to-biodiesel.md) | -0.6% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2025-10-19 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Pranata UI: B50 Biodiesel Policy Could Pressure Palm Oil Farmers’ Income - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15526-palm-oil-magazine-pranata-ui-b50-biodiesel-policy-could-pressure-palm-oil.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [Biodiesel to drive 2025 palm oil prices: IPOC \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15660-biodiesel-to-drive-2025-palm-oil-prices-ipoc-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2023-06-30 | [Palm oil quotes support Indonesia's plans to increase its biodiesel content to 40%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15729-palm-oil-quotes-support-indonesia-s-plans-to-increase-its-biodiesel-content-to.md) | +7.8% | +12.3% |

## Sources

- en.infosawit.com: https://www.en.infosawit.com/news/16604/b50-biodiesel-blend-increase-could-press-palm-oil-ffb-prices--ui-researcher-s-analysis

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