# Palm oil drops $50/mt on B50 doubts and weak demand

> BMD spot crude palm oil fell $50 to $974 per tonne as doubts grew over Indonesia's B50 biodiesel timeline. Malaysian October stock estimates rose and Indian buyers shifted to cheaper oils.

- Date: 2025-11-05 · published 2025-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4443-palm-oil-drops-50-mt-on-b50-doubts-and-weak-demand
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed B50 biodiesel demand removes a supportive policy driver, while higher Malaysian stocks add supply pressure, both bearish for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-15 | [Driving on palm oil: a dead end \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65041-driving-on-palm-oil-a-dead-end-both-ends.md) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-18 | [VEGOILS-Palm oil slumps 4% on demand concerns, high export tax By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48723-vegoils-palm-oil-slumps-4-on-demand-concerns-high-export-tax-by-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-04 | [Edible Oil Prices in 2025: Palm Oil Drops, Check Latest Mustard and Soybean Oil Rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26620-edible-oil-prices-in-2025-palm-oil-drops-check-latest-mustard-and-soybean-oil.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-23 | [EU palm oil ban won't end destructive farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67009-eu-palm-oil-ban-won-t-end-destructive-farming.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-27 | [Palm oil: Indonesia and Malaysia push back as EU clamps down - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57462-palm-oil-indonesia-and-malaysia-push-back-as-eu-clamps-down-nikkei-asia.md) | -1.2% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2025-09-23 | [Palm oil drops 3% as Argentina lifts soyoil export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22951-palm-oil-drops-3-as-argentina-lifts-soyoil-export-tax-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| SBO | 2019-05-23 | [Palm oil extends losses on EU rule, weaker soyoil \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59163-palm-oil-extends-losses-on-eu-rule-weaker-soyoil-the-star.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| SBO | 2021-07-19 | [U.S. oil drops 8% to below $70 amid OPEC production boost and Covid fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6358-u-s-oil-drops-8-to-below-70-amid-opec-production-boost-and-covid-fears.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- vespertool.com: https://vespertool.com/news/palm-oil-drops-50-mt-on-b50-doubts-and-weak-demand/

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