# Study: The Use Of Biodiesel Is Worried About The Disruption Of The Food Sector

> A Traction Energy Asia study says CPO use for biodiesel has risen while food-sector demand has not fallen between 2018 and 2022. The government has raised the biodiesel blend from B30 to B35 since 2023 and continues to increase vegetable oil use in fuel.

- Date: 2024-07-11 · published 2024-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15636-study-the-use-of-biodiesel-is-worried-about-the-disruption-of-the-food-sector
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Growing biodiesel demand for palm oil competes with food and feed uses and tightens vegetable oil supply, supporting prices. The study itself is advocacy-driven and does not change policy directly.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-03 | [Malaysia mulls expansion of B10 biodiesel usage to industrial sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15696-malaysia-mulls-expansion-of-b10-biodiesel-usage-to-industrial-sector.md) | -2.7% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-28 | [Indonesia palm oil firms warn of food security risks as biodiesel use rises - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9425-indonesia-palm-oil-firms-warn-of-food-security-risks-as-biodiesel-use-rises.md) | +3.1% | +9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-09 | [The end of cheap palm oil? Output stalls as biodiesel demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15574-the-end-of-cheap-palm-oil-output-stalls-as-biodiesel-demand-surges.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-03-05 | [Indonesia’s B30 mandate to use 9.6 billion liters of biodiesel and save $4.5B in fossil fuel imports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54012-indonesia-s-b30-mandate-to-use-9-6-billion-liters-of-biodiesel-and-save-4-5b-in.md) | -5.2% | -9.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-07 | [Malaysia’s biodiesel production to rebound this year \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71877-malaysia-s-biodiesel-production-to-rebound-this-year-the-star.md) | -4.1% | -7.2% |
| SBO | 2024-02-28 | [Indonesia palm oil firms warn of food security risks as biodiesel use rises - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9425-indonesia-palm-oil-firms-warn-of-food-security-risks-as-biodiesel-use-rises.md) | -0.0% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | +0.4% | -8.7% |
| SBO | 2025-03-09 | [The end of cheap palm oil? Output stalls as biodiesel demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15574-the-end-of-cheap-palm-oil-output-stalls-as-biodiesel-demand-surges.md) | -1.9% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- voi.id: https://voi.id/en/economy/397880

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