# Malaysia's biodiesel exports in 2021 seen falling to four-year low

> The Malaysian Biodiesel Association expects Malaysia's 2021 biodiesel exports to fall to 350,000 tonnes from 378,582 tonnes in 2020. The European Union accounts for nearly 80% of regional palm methyl ester exports.

- Date: 2021-03-23 · published 2021-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47982-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-in-2021-seen-falling-to-four-year-low
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower biodiesel export demand from the EU reduces palm oil use, a mildly bearish factor for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-14 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports to fall to 5-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15853-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-to-fall-to-5-year-low.md) | +2.5% | +9.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-07-19 | [Malaysia to export excess biodiesel products - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69838-malaysia-to-export-excess-biodiesel-products-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +2.6% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-24 | [Malaysia rules out raising palm oil's biodiesel blend to 20%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15583-malaysia-rules-out-raising-palm-oil-s-biodiesel-blend-to-20.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-26 | [Malaysian palm oil price in biggest fall in 21 months as Indonesia axes export levy \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61908-malaysian-palm-oil-price-in-biggest-fall-in-21-months-as-indonesia-axes-export.md) | -0.5% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-palmoil-prices-biodiesel/malaysias-biodiesel-exports-in-2021-seen-falling-to-four-year-low-idUSKBN2BF14E/

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