# Indonesia’s levies to benefit local plantation players | The Star

> RHB Research says Indonesia's levy hike to 10% on CPO, along with higher levies on refined palm oil and biodiesel, will generate more funds for biodiesel subsidies and replanting. The analysts estimate the hike lowers Indonesian planters' selling prices by RM108 per tonne.

- Date: 2025-05-15 · published 2025-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15561-indonesia-s-levies-to-benefit-local-plantation-players-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Stable biodiesel funding could support global CPO prices, benefiting Malaysian producers, while Indonesian export costs rise and downstream price gaps narrow.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-26 | [Indonesia Considers To Rise Palm Oil Export Levies - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5820-indonesia-considers-to-rise-palm-oil-export-levies-the-insiders-stories.md) | -6.0% | -13.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-09 | [Malaysia plantations to profit as CPO prices widen from Indonesia: Maybank - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42378-malaysia-plantations-to-profit-as-cpo-prices-widen-from-indonesia-maybank-the.md) | -2.3% | -9.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-24 | [Indonesia plans to roll out 25pct biodiesel rule from 2019 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64888-indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019-the-star.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| 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 | 2019-09-24 | [Indonesia to Imposes Export Levy for CPO Starts Jan. 2020 - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56964-indonesia-to-imposes-export-levy-for-cpo-starts-jan-2020-the-insiders-stories.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| SBO | 2018-05-24 | [Indonesia plans to roll out 25pct biodiesel rule from 2019 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64888-indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019-the-star.md) | -1.8% | -7.9% |
| SBO | 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) | +1.3% | +10.6% |
| SBO | 2022-09-08 | [Indonesia Increases 2022 Biodiesel Allocation to 11.03 Mln Kl - Statement - Biofuels Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15788-indonesia-increases-2022-biodiesel-allocation-to-11-03-mln-kl-statement.md) | +1.8% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/05/16/indonesias-levies-to-benefit-local-plantation-players

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