# How Indonesia's policy stumbles over palm oil have unfolded | Reuters

> Reuters traces the sequence of Indonesia's palm oil policy changes, from rising cooking oil prices starting in November to the authorities' efforts to contain costs. It also notes President Widodo's willingness to act tough on exports.

- Date: 2022-04-29 · published 2022-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41971-how-indonesia-s-policy-stumbles-over-palm-oil-have-unfolded-reuters
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The chronology shows the policy is driven by domestic cooking oil inflation, so further reversals remain possible and keep palm oil prices uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-15 | [Indonesia’s palm oil policy at a crossroads: why government interventions are ineffective](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15806-indonesia-s-palm-oil-policy-at-a-crossroads-why-government-interventions-are.md) | +1.8% | +7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-24 | [Indonesian oil palm smallholders sue state over subsidy to biofuel producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65411-indonesian-oil-palm-smallholders-sue-state-over-subsidy-to-biofuel-producers.md) | -0.3% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-08 | [Indonesia mulls palm oil export levy hike to support biodiesel mandate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15499-indonesia-mulls-palm-oil-export-levy-hike-to-support-biodiesel-mandate-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-11 | [INTERVIEW: Indonesia palm oil group says B50 requires higher export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15491-interview-indonesia-palm-oil-group-says-b50-requires-higher-export-levies.md) | -0.8% | +7.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-27 | [Malaysia, Indonesia to talk on retaliatory moves for palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58959-malaysia-indonesia-to-talk-on-retaliatory-moves-for-palm-oil.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/how-indonesias-policy-stumbles-over-palm-oil-have-unfolded-2022-04-29/

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