# Indonesia targets 50pc biodiesel blend in 2026 | Latest Market News

> Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia will raise its biodiesel blend to B50 this year after months of backtracking on the mandate. The palm-gasoil spread hit a 41-month low, and third-month CPO futures reached a 15-month high of 4,778 ringgit/t.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15658-indonesia-targets-50pc-biodiesel-blend-in-2026-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed B50 mandate would sharply increase domestic palm oil use for biodiesel, tightening exportable supply and supporting palm and soy oil prices. Narrow palm-gasoil spreads also make biodiesel more economic.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- BRENT: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-03-25 | [Indonesia sets biodiesel production volumes for B50 \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15657-indonesia-sets-biodiesel-production-volumes-for-b50-latest-market-news.md) | +0.1% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +0.1% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia targets three-year timeline for 50% biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15604-indonesia-targets-three-year-timeline-for-50-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-09 | [Indonesia doubles down on waste oil export rules \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15844-indonesia-doubles-down-on-waste-oil-export-rules-latest-market-news.md) | +2.1% | +24.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-24 | [Malaysia teaming with Indonesia to develop Chinese and Indian biodiesel markets  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69317-malaysia-teaming-with-indonesia-to-develop-chinese-and-indian-biodiesel-markets.md) | +0.1% | +6.0% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [Indonesia sets biodiesel production volumes for B50 \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15657-indonesia-sets-biodiesel-production-volumes-for-b50-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| 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 | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia targets three-year timeline for 50% biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15604-indonesia-targets-three-year-timeline-for-50-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2807730-indonesia-targets-50pc-biodiesel-blend-in-2026

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