# Mandatory B40 risky after CPO policy missteps - Fri, November 11, 2022 - The Jakarta Post

> Industry players say earlier government policy errors on palm oil, including an export ban from late April to May 2022 and low cooking oil ceiling prices, caused producers to hold stock and created shortages. The government is considering advancing the mandatory B40 biodiesel program while cooking oil prices remain high. Speakers at the International Palm Oil Conference in Bali highlighted lost Indonesian market share in India to Malaysian palm oil.

- Date: 2022-11-10 · published 2022-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15775-mandatory-b40-risky-after-cpo-policy-missteps-fri-november-11-2022-the-jakarta
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

An earlier B40 start would absorb more palm oil into biodiesel and tighten domestic and export supply, which is bullish for palm and soy oil prices. Repeated policy interventions also add supply uncertainty that tends to lift risk premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-16 | [Analysis: RI to implement B40 biodiesel mandate in 2025  - Academia - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15594-analysis-ri-to-implement-b40-biodiesel-mandate-in-2025-academia-the-jakarta-post.md) | -0.3% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-21 | [Customs and Excise issues flush out duties to support CPO export acceleration policy - Quick Dispatch - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15817-customs-and-excise-issues-flush-out-duties-to-support-cpo-export-acceleration.md) | -4.6% | -32.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-05-03 | [Price ceiling sought to support biodiesel - Thu, May 4, 2017 - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70908-price-ceiling-sought-to-support-biodiesel-thu-may-4-2017-the-jakarta-post.md) | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-26 | [Jokowi floats CPO export ban. Infeasible, experts say - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44423-jokowi-floats-cpo-export-ban-infeasible-experts-say-business-the-jakarta-post.md) | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-15 | [RI ups palm oil export levy to 10% as govt boosts biofuel, replanting efforts - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15558-ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2022-06-21 | [Customs and Excise issues flush out duties to support CPO export acceleration policy - Quick Dispatch - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15817-customs-and-excise-issues-flush-out-duties-to-support-cpo-export-acceleration.md) | -3.8% | -13.4% |
| SBO | 2019-03-22 | [EU bases planned palm oil restriction on 2015 data - National - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60111-eu-bases-planned-palm-oil-restriction-on-2015-data-national-the-jakarta-post.md) | -1.6% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2025-05-15 | [RI ups palm oil export levy to 10% as govt boosts biofuel, replanting efforts - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15558-ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts.md) | -0.8% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2022/11/11/mandatory-b40-risky-after-cooking-oil-policy-mishap

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