# High palm oil prices delay Indonesia’s B40 plans

> Indonesia's plan to implement a 40% palm oil biodiesel blend (B40) could be delayed by high palm oil prices, according to a senior energy ministry official. The official said the technical side is ready but there is no timeline, and that 2022 implementation would be challenging.

- Date: 2021-09-13 · published 2021-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44939-high-palm-oil-prices-delay-indonesia-s-b40-plans
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Delaying B40 keeps more palm oil available for export rather than domestic biodiesel, which is mildly bearish for palm oil prices and supportive for vegetable oil supply, while the policy uncertainty adds volatility.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's biofuel B40 plan expansion at risk on high palm oil prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45437-indonesia-s-biofuel-b40-plan-expansion-at-risk-on-high-palm-oil-prices.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's B40 biodiesel plan faces new delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45435-indonesia-s-b40-biodiesel-plan-faces-new-delay.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | [Indonesia's B40 palm oil delay causes market uncertainty \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5045-indonesia-s-b40-palm-oil-delay-causes-market-uncertainty-reuters.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | [Palm oil ends lower after news on Indonesia’s B40 delay - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5046-palm-oil-ends-lower-after-news-on-indonesia-s-b40-delay-markets-business.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-07 | [Malaysia’s B10 policy hindered by high palm oil prices  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69319-malaysia-s-b10-policy-hindered-by-high-palm-oil-prices-the-daily-digest.md) | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| SBO | 2021-08-27 | [Indonesia Sept crude palm oil export reference price, export tax set higher - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45440-indonesia-sept-crude-palm-oil-export-reference-price-export-tax-set-higher.md) | -1.8% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2024-10-01 | [Palm bounces back on Indonesia’s October reference price hike - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7238-palm-bounces-back-on-indonesia-s-october-reference-price-hike-markets-business.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2019-10-16 | [Indonesia extends suspension of palm oil export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56445-indonesia-extends-suspension-of-palm-oil-export-levies.md) | +1.5% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/high-palm-oil-prices-delay-indonesias-b40-plans

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