# Southeast region cuts palm oil export tax. How will it impact the biodiesel market?

> Malaysian officials may cut the palm oil export tax from 8% to 4-6% and slow the B30 biodiesel mandate to prioritise food supply amid the edible oil crisis linked to the Russia-Ukraine war. Indonesia's export ban has further tightened global supply.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15824-southeast-region-cuts-palm-oil-export-tax-how-will-it-impact-the-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A lower Malaysian export tax would boost palm exports and ease tightness in vegetable oils, while a slower biodiesel mandate reduces palm demand for fuel, pressuring palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +2.6% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-08 | [Palm fell on export concerns, Indonesia’s biodiesel plans - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6540-palm-fell-on-export-concerns-indonesia-s-biodiesel-plans-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-14 | [Indonesia scraps plan to introduce B50 biodiesel this year, will raise palm oil export levy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15497-indonesia-scraps-plan-to-introduce-b50-biodiesel-this-year-will-raise-palm-oil.md) | +0.6% | +4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-23 | [Palm oil drops 3% as Argentina lifts soyoil export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22951-palm-oil-drops-3-as-argentina-lifts-soyoil-export-tax-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-02 | [Palm oil falls nearly 2% on weak Jan exports, higher Indian tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48724-palm-oil-falls-nearly-2-on-weak-jan-exports-higher-indian-tax-markets-business.md) | -3.3% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -0.4% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2021-08-27 | [Indonesia Sept crude palm oil export reference price, export tax set higher - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45440-indonesia-sept-crude-palm-oil-export-reference-price-export-tax-set-higher.md) | -1.8% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2025-05-26 | [Soybeans: how the possible increase in export taxes impacts the market and the situation that could "force" it – Universidad Austral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13862-soybeans-how-the-possible-increase-in-export-taxes-impacts-the-market-and-the.md) | -2.4% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/southeast-region-cuts-palm-oil-export-tax-how-will-it-impact-the-biodiesel-market-9794

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