# Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Sets CPO Reference Price for April 2026 at USD 989.63/MT, Export Duty Increases - Palm Oil Magazine

> Indonesia's Ministry of Trade set the April 1-30, 2026 crude palm oil reference price at USD 989.63 per tonne, up 5.41% from March. The export duty was set at USD 148 per tonne and the export levy at USD 123.7 per tonne, 12.5% of the reference price.

- Date: 2026-03-31 · published 2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20270-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-sets-cpo-reference-price-for-april-2026-at-usd-989
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher export duties and levies raise the cost of Indonesian palm exports, supporting the Malaysian and global palm price discount and tightening effective supply. The increase reflects firmer global demand and crude-driven prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-30 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia's CPO Reference Price for October 2025 Increases, Government Sets Export Levy at US$ 124/MT and Export Duty 10% - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15528-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-s-cpo-reference-price-for-october-2025-increases.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-01 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Raises February CPO Reference Price, Export Duty and Levy Increase - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15492-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-raises-february-cpo-reference-price-export-duty-and.md) | +3.3% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-01 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia's CPO Reference Price Climbs in September, Export Duty Set at 10% - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15532-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-s-cpo-reference-price-climbs-in-september-export.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-31 | [Palm Oil Magazine - CPO Reference Price Rises Slightly, Indonesia Sets November 2025 Export Levy at US$124/MT - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15521-palm-oil-magazine-cpo-reference-price-rises-slightly-indonesia-sets-november.md) | -5.6% | -5.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-30 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia Sets May 2026 CPO Reference Price at US$1,049.58/MT, Total Export Levy and Duty Reach US$309.20](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15469-palm-oil-news-indonesia-sets-may-2026-cpo-reference-price-at-us-1-049-58-mt.md) | +0.5% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- palmoilmagazine.com: https://www.palmoilmagazine.com/cpo-price/2026/04/01/indonesia-sets-cpo-reference-price-for-april-2026-at-usd-989-63-mt-export-duty-increases/

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