# Palm oil ends lower after news on Indonesia’s B40 delay - Markets - Business Recorder

> Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Thursday after a sell-off triggered by news that Indonesia's B40 biodiesel mandate was delayed. The benchmark contract fell 2.52% to 4,336 ringgit a ton, and Malaysian December exports fell 2.5% per AmSpec and 7.8% per Intertek.

- Date: 2025-01-02 · published 2025-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5046-palm-oil-ends-lower-after-news-on-indonesia-s-b40-delay-markets-business
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The delay postpones an expected rise in domestic biodiesel use, reducing near-term palm oil demand and pressuring prices. Weaker Malaysian export figures add to the bearish demand signal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-03 | 5 | -10.5% | -5.3 | Sell-off on news that Indonesia's B40 biodiesel mandate was delayed removed expected domestic demand, driving a 2.5% drop on Jan 2 within the window. |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | 1 | -10.9% | -7.6 | Same B40-delay sell-off plus weak Malaysian December exports (-2.5% to -7.8%) signaled softer demand and pressured prices. |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-06 | 5 | -11.3% | -4.9 | Same B40 delay sell-off combined with weak December Malaysian exports (-2.5% to -7.8%) pushed futures lower. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-03 | [Indonesia’s rupiah climbs on palm oil export permits; Asia FX upbeat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41277-indonesia-s-rupiah-climbs-on-palm-oil-export-permits-asia-fx-upbeat-markets.md) | -2.5% | -26.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-07 | [Palm falls for fifth day on recession woes, Indonesia’s export rules - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4991-palm-falls-for-fifth-day-on-recession-woes-indonesia-s-export-rules-markets.md) | -4.4% | -6.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-08 | [Palm fell on export concerns, Indonesia’s biodiesel plans - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6540-palm-fell-on-export-concerns-indonesia-s-biodiesel-plans-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-15 | [Indonesia sets May 16-31 crude palm oil reference price at $893.23/t - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15733-indonesia-sets-may-16-31-crude-palm-oil-reference-price-at-893-23-t-markets.md) | -2.2% | -9.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-08-21 | [Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31pc - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15447-indonesia-expects-palm-oil-export-levy-collection-to-jump-about-31pc-markets.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| SBO | 2022-07-13 | [Palm rises on Indonesia’s biodiesel mandate, lower exports cap gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15804-palm-rises-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate-lower-exports-cap-gains-markets.md) | +0.0% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2024-08-27 | [Palm oil extends gains on Indonesia supply outlook, biodiesel plan - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28871-palm-oil-extends-gains-on-indonesia-supply-outlook-biodiesel-plan-markets.md) | +2.0% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2022-01-30 | [Indonesia’s palm oil export curbs upend global edible oil markets - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8091-indonesia-s-palm-oil-export-curbs-upend-global-edible-oil-markets-markets.md) | +2.2% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- translate.google.com: https://translate.google.com/translate?client=srp&hl=hi&sl=en&tl=hi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesbull.com%2Fbusiness%2Fedible-oil-prices-in-2025-palm-oil-drops-check-latest-mustard-and-soybean-oil-rates-401439.html
- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40340743

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