# Asia’s ambitious biofuels plans thwarted by supply constraints and food security concerns | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie says Asia's biofuel blending targets will be hard to meet because of feedstock constraints and food security concerns. Regional biofuel demand is forecast to reach 0.51 million b/d by 2030, up 50% from 2020. Indonesia plans B40 by 2022.

- Date: 2021-03-31 · published 2021-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47984-asia-s-ambitious-biofuels-plans-thwarted-by-supply-constraints-and-food
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Competing biodiesel demand for palm oil in Asia could tighten vegetable oil supply over time, though the timing and scale of mandates remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-12 | [Palm Oil Set to Soar as Indonesia’s Biofuel Push Tightens Supply – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15515-palm-oil-set-to-soar-as-indonesia-s-biofuel-push-tightens-supply-mpoc.md) | +0.4% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-05-22 | [Biofuels in Asia: An antidote to oil shocks? \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15472-biofuels-in-asia-an-antidote-to-oil-shocks-the-straits-times.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-28 | [Indonesia palm oil firms warn of food security risks as biodiesel use rises - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9425-indonesia-palm-oil-firms-warn-of-food-security-risks-as-biodiesel-use-rises.md) | +3.1% | +9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-02 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid uncertainty over US biofuel market and falling oil prices, but India's tariff cuts will boost demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10948-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-uncertainty-over-us-biofuel-market-and-falling-oil.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-11-26 | [US’ new biofuel mandate boon to M’sia’s plantation sector \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73930-us-new-biofuel-mandate-boon-to-m-sia-s-plantation-sector-borneo-post-online.md) | +3.7% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/asias-ambitious-biofuels-plans-thwarted-by-supply-constraints-and-food-security-concerns/

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