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Indonesia's government said it would temporarily lower export levies on crude palm oil and products to zero from $20-50 per tonne to make its products more competitive. Industry group GIMNI opposed removing the CPO levy, while GAPKI said the removal would improve export competitiveness.
The market is oversupplied and palm prices have fallen recently.
Cutting levies to zero lowers Indonesian export costs and encourages shipments into an oversupplied market, weighing on palm oil prices. Opposition from refiners suggests the policy may be revised, adding uncertainty.
customstoday.mediaDec 3, 2018After 400 past bearish policy events, Palm Oil moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.1%), and +0.2% over 20.
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