# Indonesia’s biodiesel thirst may weaken palm oil exports

> The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) estimates Indonesia will use 8.3 million tonnes of palm oil for domestic biodiesel in 2020 after launching the B30 mandate. It warns that exportable palm oil supply could fall sharply as a result. Indonesia is also preparing B40 for next year.

- Date: 2020-02-06 · published 2020-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54503-indonesia-s-biodiesel-thirst-may-weaken-palm-oil-exports
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting 8.3 million tonnes to biodiesel would significantly cut exports and tighten global palm oil supply. That supports palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-04 | [Indonesia's Thirst for Biodiesel May Undercut Global Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54693-indonesia-s-thirst-for-biodiesel-may-undercut-global-palm-oil-supply.md) | +4.6% | -11.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-08-30 | [Palm Oil Rises After Indonesia Raises Export Tax, Biodiesel Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15797-palm-oil-rises-after-indonesia-raises-export-tax-biodiesel-use.md) | -7.5% | -11.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-07 | [Indonesia shakes palm oil market again, eyeing biodiesel over exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15757-indonesia-shakes-palm-oil-market-again-eyeing-biodiesel-over-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.2% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-25 | [Indonesia’s B50 Biodiesel Tightens Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15546-indonesia-s-b50-biodiesel-tightens-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-17 | [Indonesia Waives Palm Oil Export Levy through 31 August 2022 - Media Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15805-indonesia-waives-palm-oil-export-levy-through-31-august-2022-media-biodiesel.md) | +1.7% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- en.vietnamplus.vn: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/indonesias-biodiesel-thirst-may-weaken-palm-oil-exports-post168253.vnp

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