# Palm Oil Demand Steady Amid Indonesia’s B40 Mandate and Export Levy Adjustments – MPOC

> The Malaysian Palm Oil Council projects that palm oil demand in December 2024 will stay stable as importers prepare for Indonesia's B40 biodiesel mandate. Importers are also adjusting to changes in Indonesia's export levy. The council's statement is a routine demand outlook.

- Date: 2024-12-17 · published 2024-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15600-palm-oil-demand-steady-amid-indonesia-s-b40-mandate-and-export-levy-adjustments
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Stable import demand suggests no major near-term shift in palm oil flows, so prices are likely to be driven more by biodiesel policy headlines.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-24 | [Malaysia's palm oil demand to sustain despite Indonesia's export levy waive - Zuraida](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15808-malaysia-s-palm-oil-demand-to-sustain-despite-indonesia-s-export-levy-waive.md) | +1.3% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-31 | [Palm oil exports from Indonesia and Malaysia fell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65117-palm-oil-exports-from-indonesia-and-malaysia-fell.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-23 | [Zuraida: Extension of Indonesia’s export levy waiver won’t impact demand for Malaysia’s crude palm oil \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15792-zuraida-extension-of-indonesia-s-export-levy-waiver-won-t-impact-demand-for.md) | -3.0% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-22 | [Crude Palm Oil Becomes Indonesia's Largest Export Product by Value](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48503-crude-palm-oil-becomes-indonesia-s-largest-export-product-by-value.md) | +1.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-11 | [DATA DIVE - How Indonesia's export ban affected its own, and Malaysia's, shipments - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15787-data-dive-how-indonesia-s-export-ban-affected-its-own-and-malaysia-s-shipments.md) | -1.3% | +14.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2025-08-01 | [Indonesia palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs, industry group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23854-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-us-may-fall-due-to-tariffs-industry-group-says.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2025-10-21 | [CPO Prices to Hold Steady Above RM4,400 Amid Uncertain Palm and Soybean Oil Export Supplies Heading Into 2026 - MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15523-cpo-prices-to-hold-steady-above-rm4-400-amid-uncertain-palm-and-soybean-oil.md) | -1.0% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- mpoc.org.my: https://www.mpoc.org.my/palm-oil-demand-steady-amid-indonesias-b40-mandate-and-export-levy-adjustments/
- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/12/1149404/palm-oil-demand-steady-amid-indonesias-b40-mandate-and-export

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