# Agribusiness - CGS-CIMB Research 2018-11-27: Potential Impact Of Revision To Export Levy | SG Investors.io

> CGS-CIMB research notes Indonesia has agreed to adjust its palm oil export levy because of low prices. The levy, introduced in 2015, funds biodiesel subsidies and replanting.

- Date: 2018-11-27 · published 2018-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61907-agribusiness-cgs-cimb-research-2018-11-27-potential-impact-of-revision-to
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Removing the levy should lift upstream planter returns and make Indonesian palm oil more competitive against Malaysia, pressuring Malaysian export prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-05 | [Agribusiness - CGS-CIMB Research 2018-12-05: The Finer Details On Indonesia's Export Levy \| SG Investors.io](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61472-agribusiness-cgs-cimb-research-2018-12-05-the-finer-details-on-indonesia-s.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-06 | [Regional Plantations - Maybank Kim Eng 2018-12-06: Indonesia Sets New Threshold On Palm Oil Export Levy \| SG Investors.io](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61468-regional-plantations-maybank-kim-eng-2018-12-06-indonesia-sets-new-threshold-on.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-27 | [Regional Plantations - Maybank Kim Eng 2018-11-27: A Possible Game Changer \| SG Investors.io](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61912-regional-plantations-maybank-kim-eng-2018-11-27-a-possible-game-changer-sg.md) | -1.1% | +2.6% |
| 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% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-10-04 | [REFILE-UPDATE 2-Indonesia Plans Extension of Palm Oil Export Levy Waiver to Year-end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15780-refile-update-2-indonesia-plans-extension-of-palm-oil-export-levy-waiver-to.md) | +10.5% | +11.6% |

## Sources

- research.sginvestors.io: https://research.sginvestors.io/2018/12/agribusiness-cgs-cimb-research-2018-11-27.html

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