# Indonesia’s B50 Biodiesel Tightens Palm Oil Supply

> Indonesia's push toward B50 biodiesel would raise palm oil used for fuel from 26.1 million tonnes in 2024 to nearly 29 million tonnes. Crude palm oil output is plateauing near 47 million tonnes and CPO futures have traded above MYR 4,250 per tonne.

- Date: 2025-07-25 · published 2025-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15546-indonesia-s-b50-biodiesel-tightens-palm-oil-supply
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting palm oil into biodiesel shrinks the exportable surplus, which tightens global vegetable oil supply and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia's biodiesel push, El Niño risks to tighten palm oil supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15463-indonesia-s-biodiesel-push-el-nino-risks-to-tighten-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-12 | [Palm Oil Set to Soar as Indonesia’s Biofuel Push Tightens Supply – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15515-palm-oil-set-to-soar-as-indonesia-s-biofuel-push-tightens-supply-mpoc.md) | +0.4% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-04 | [Indonesia's Thirst for Biodiesel May Undercut Global Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54693-indonesia-s-thirst-for-biodiesel-may-undercut-global-palm-oil-supply.md) | +4.6% | -11.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-19 | [Indonesia mulls palm oil levies increase to support biodiesel plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51467-indonesia-mulls-palm-oil-levies-increase-to-support-biodiesel-plans.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-06 | [Indonesia’s biodiesel thirst may weaken palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54503-indonesia-s-biodiesel-thirst-may-weaken-palm-oil-exports.md) | -2.7% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- oleochemicalsasia.com: https://www.oleochemicalsasia.com/en/market-insights/regulatory-and-compliance/indonesia-b50-biodiesel-tightens-palm-oil-supply

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