# Malaysia’s B20 plans pushed back to next year - Biofuels International Magazine

> Malaysia will delay its nationwide B20 palm biodiesel mandate to early next year to prioritise COVID-19 economic recovery. Indonesia has also postponed raising its biodiesel blend to 40% and instead raised export levies to fund B30, and palm prices have risen to near-decade highs.

- Date: 2021-02-04 · published 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48506-malaysia-s-b20-plans-pushed-back-to-next-year-biofuels-international-magazine
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A slower Malaysian biodiesel rollout keeps more palm oil available for food and export uses, which weighs on palm prices, while Indonesia's levy-funded B30 supports domestic demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-07 | [2017 biodiesel production forecast for Malaysia revised down - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69315-2017-biodiesel-production-forecast-for-malaysia-revised-down-biofuels.md) | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-19 | [Malaysia to levy additional 1-ringgit tax on palm oil next year - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55945-malaysia-to-levy-additional-1-ringgit-tax-on-palm-oil-next-year-nikkei-asia.md) | +1.7% | +10.8% |
| 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 | 2021-03-23 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports in 2021 seen falling to four-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47982-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-in-2021-seen-falling-to-four-year-low.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-06 | [Malaysia, Indonesia Head to Brussels to Object to Biofuel Curbs - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59474-malaysia-indonesia-head-to-brussels-to-object-to-biofuel-curbs-bloomberg.md) | -2.6% | -11.6% |

## Sources

- biofuels-news.com: https://biofuels-news.com/news/malaysias-b20-plans-pushed-back-to-next-year/

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