# Indonesia’s palm oil policy at a crossroads: why government interventions are ineffective

> An analysis argues that Indonesia's repeated short-term palm oil interventions, including price ceilings, domestic market obligations and export restrictions, have failed to stabilise cooking oil prices. It notes that CPO prices rose about 52% in May 2022 versus the 2021 average, driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, weather and biofuel use.

- Date: 2022-07-15 · published 2022-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15806-indonesia-s-palm-oil-policy-at-a-crossroads-why-government-interventions-are
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Frequent policy shifts add uncertainty to Indonesian export supply, which can keep palm oil prices volatile. The analysis itself does not signal a new supply change.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-29 | [How Indonesia's policy stumbles over palm oil have unfolded \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41971-how-indonesia-s-policy-stumbles-over-palm-oil-have-unfolded-reuters.md) | +3.3% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-17 | [Indonesia pledges policy transparency with new palm oil exchange - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15748-indonesia-pledges-policy-transparency-with-new-palm-oil-exchange-the-business.md) | -2.8% | -6.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-16 | [Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15441-indonesia-expects-palm-oil-export-levy-collection-to-jump-about-31.md) | -1.5% | -5.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-26 | [Playing palm oil politics ahead of Malaysia’s elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65417-playing-palm-oil-politics-ahead-of-malaysia-s-elections.md) | -3.5% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-11 | [INTERVIEW: Indonesia palm oil group says B50 requires higher export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15491-interview-indonesia-palm-oil-group-says-b50-requires-higher-export-levies.md) | -0.8% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- theconversation.com: https://theconversation.com/indonesias-palm-oil-policy-at-a-crossroads-why-government-interventions-are-ineffective-186549

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