# Indonesia to Use 1 Million African Weevils to Spur Palm Output

> Indonesia plans to release one million African weevils on some plantations this year to boost palm oil output. The broader palm sector is facing tightening supply. The effort targets higher fruit yields through improved pollination.

- Date: 2025-04-01 · published 2025-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25677-indonesia-to-use-1-million-african-weevils-to-spur-palm-output
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher palm yields would add future supply and could ease prices, though the effect is gradual and small relative to current tightness. The move is a supply-side measure aimed at offsetting output shortfalls.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-22 | [Malaysia, Indonesia say EU palm resolution will affect millions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67867-malaysia-indonesia-say-eu-palm-resolution-will-affect-millions.md) | -0.0% | -5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-10 | [Explainer: Indonesia moved to 'flush out' palm oil after slow export resumption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41050-explainer-indonesia-moved-to-flush-out-palm-oil-after-slow-export-resumption.md) | -6.3% | -32.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-11 | [Indonesia and Malaysia look to ‘kill’ Parliament’s palm oil ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71391-indonesia-and-malaysia-look-to-kill-parliament-s-palm-oil-ban.md) | -1.8% | +2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-10 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia Told the Objection about Palm Oil Resoulution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69460-palm-oil-news-indonesia-told-the-objection-about-palm-oil-resoulution.md) | +0.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-18 | [Indonesia, Malaysia condemn European move to limit palm oil use \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67074-indonesia-malaysia-condemn-european-move-to-limit-palm-oil-use-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/indonesia-to-use-1-million-african-weevils-to-spur-palm-output

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