# Indonesia may revive B50 biodiesel mix plan as oil prices soar | Reuters

> Indonesia's deputy energy minister said on March 9 that the country may revive a mandatory B50 palm biodiesel blend mid-year because of surging crude prices from the Middle East conflict. No decision had been made, and the plan had been scrapped in January.

- Date: 2026-03-09 · published 2026-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20268-indonesia-may-revive-b50-biodiesel-mix-plan-as-oil-prices-soar-reuters
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A revived B50 mandate would lift palm biodiesel demand by several million tonnes, supporting palm prices. The uncertainty about timing limits near-term conviction.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-24 | [Indonesia, Malaysia commit to biodiesel mandates despite higher prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15832-indonesia-malaysia-commit-to-biodiesel-mandates-despite-higher-prices-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-07 | [Indonesian B40 biodiesel plan back on track as palm oil prices improve - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51471-indonesian-b40-biodiesel-plan-back-on-track-as-palm-oil-prices-improve-biofuels.md) | -1.6% | +5.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-18 | [Indonesia on track to launch B50 biodiesel programme on July 1, minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15459-indonesia-on-track-to-launch-b50-biodiesel-programme-on-july-1-minister-says.md) | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -1.3% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2020-08-07 | [Indonesian B40 biodiesel plan back on track as palm oil prices improve - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51471-indonesian-b40-biodiesel-plan-back-on-track-as-palm-oil-prices-improve-biofuels.md) | +0.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/indonesia-may-revive-b50-biodiesel-mix-plan-oil-prices-soar-2026-03-09/

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