# Jokowi floats CPO export ban. Infeasible, experts say - Business - The Jakarta Post

> Malaysia's palm oil board warned that an Indonesian crude palm oil export ban could hurt Malaysia's refining sector if more CPO is redirected to meet export demand from India, China and the EU. The board noted Malaysia's production remains sufficient for import demand and that over 70% of its exports are already processed.

- Date: 2021-10-26 · published 2021-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44423-jokowi-floats-cpo-export-ban-infeasible-experts-say-business-the-jakarta-post
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Concern over a possible Indonesian export ban underpins palm oil prices by raising fears of tighter global CPO availability. The effect on processing margins also shifts regional export flows.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-10 | [Indonesia imposes higher export levies amid year-end rally in global CPO prices  - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49522-indonesia-imposes-higher-export-levies-amid-year-end-rally-in-global-cpo-prices.md) | +2.2% | +14.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-07 | [Oil palm agency collects Rp 2.1t in export tax toward biodiesel incentive - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65884-oil-palm-agency-collects-rp-2-1t-in-export-tax-toward-biodiesel-incentive.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-09 | [CPO export levy hike may jeopardize subsidized cooking oil supply - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15554-cpo-export-levy-hike-may-jeopardize-subsidized-cooking-oil-supply-markets-the.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-20 | [Government raises CPO export levy to 10 percent for biodiesel subsidies \| Indonesia Business Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15597-government-raises-cpo-export-levy-to-10-percent-for-biodiesel-subsidies.md) | +0.6% | -10.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-09-24 | [Indonesia to Imposes Export Levy for CPO Starts Jan. 2020 - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56964-indonesia-to-imposes-export-levy-for-cpo-starts-jan-2020-the-insiders-stories.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/10/26/jokowi-floats-cpo-export-ban-infeasible-experts-say

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