# Indonesia's Domestic Market Obligation U-Turn Positive for CPO Price

> Indonesia has reportedly reversed its domestic market obligation policy, replacing it with higher export duties, with the combined palm export tax and levy ceiling raised from US$375 to between US$575 and US$675 per tonne. The wider gap between Indonesian and Malaysian palm prices was highlighted by Public Investment Bank.

- Date: 2022-05-18 · published 2022-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15825-indonesia-s-domestic-market-obligation-u-turn-positive-for-cpo-price
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indonesian export duties are expected to cut Indonesian palm exports and tighten global palm supply, supporting CPO prices while widening the regional price differential.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-18 | [BERNAMA - Indonesia's DMO u-turn positive for CPO price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15839-bernama-indonesia-s-dmo-u-turn-positive-for-cpo-price.md) | -0.4% | -4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-10 | [Indonesia expands domestic market obligations to cover all palm oil exports 10.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42801-indonesia-expands-domestic-market-obligations-to-cover-all-palm-oil-exports-10.md) | -0.2% | +19.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-31 | [Indonesia's August CPO Reference Price and Its Implications for Global Palm Oil Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15543-indonesia-s-august-cpo-reference-price-and-its-implications-for-global-palm-oil.md) | +1.9% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-10 | [Indonesia: 20% domestic market obligation introduced to exporters of crude palm oil and mixtures - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15840-indonesia-20-domestic-market-obligation-introduced-to-exporters-of-crude-palm.md) | -0.2% | +19.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-01 | [Indonesia imposes mandatory domestic sales on palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8090-indonesia-imposes-mandatory-domestic-sales-on-palm-oil.md) | +6.0% | +25.6% |

## Sources

- asia-palmoil.com: https://www.asia-palmoil.com/post/indonesia-s-domestic-market-obligation-u-turn-positive-for-cpo-price

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