# Palm oil players to keep an eye on new ministry’s policy - Focus Malaysia

> Malaysia appointed Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali as plantation and commodities minister on March 9, 2020. Market players are watching his approach to the B20 biodiesel programme, MSPO certification, and EU palm biodiesel restrictions as palm prices remain low.

- Date: 2020-03-09 · published 2020-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54017-palm-oil-players-to-keep-an-eye-on-new-ministry-s-policy-focus-malaysia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The new minister's stance on the B20 mandate and EU trade issues will shape domestic palm biodiesel demand and export prospects.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-26 | [Playing palm oil politics ahead of Malaysia’s elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65417-playing-palm-oil-politics-ahead-of-malaysia-s-elections.md) | -3.5% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-07-10 | [New Malaysian plantations minister challenged to find new markets for palm oil  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63908-new-malaysian-plantations-minister-challenged-to-find-new-markets-for-palm-oil.md) | -3.0% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-16 | [Malaysia to keep September crude palm oil export tax at 5.5pc \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69313-malaysia-to-keep-september-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-at-5-5pc-malay-mail.md) | +1.6% | +10.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-30 | [Plantation Ministry: No plan to regulate price of Malaysian palm oil as govt-controlled product  \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36958-plantation-ministry-no-plan-to-regulate-price-of-malaysian-palm-oil-as-govt.md) | -1.1% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-27 | [Malaysia, Indonesia to talk on retaliatory moves for palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58959-malaysia-indonesia-to-talk-on-retaliatory-moves-for-palm-oil.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- focusmalaysia.my: https://focusmalaysia.my/palm-oil-players-to-keep-an-eye-on-new-ministrys-policy/

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