# APCASI Asks Palm Oil Export Drop to Decrease

> Indonesia's palm shell entrepreneurs association asked the government to cut the export duty on palm shells, citing 8.3 million tons of shells with only 1.9 million tons newly exported. The group says a $7 per ton export tax plus a $10 palm levy hampers sales.

- Date: 2018-05-04 · published 2018-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64887-apcasi-asks-palm-oil-export-drop-to-decrease
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Palm shell is a biomass fuel rather than a feed ingredient, so the effect on feed commodity prices is minimal, though it reflects Indonesian palm export policy.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-26 | [Pakistan Asks Indonesia to Ease Export Levy on Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15466-pakistan-asks-indonesia-to-ease-export-levy-on-palm-oil.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-27 | [Indonesia: Increased Export Tax on palm oil - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45444-indonesia-increased-export-tax-on-palm-oil-global-trade-alert.md) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-28 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports to ease only slightly despite curbs \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15855-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-to-ease-only-slightly-despite-curbs-fmt.md) | +5.5% | +10.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-09-27 | [BPDPKS decides to suspend palm oil export levies until 2020 - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56959-bpdpks-decides-to-suspend-palm-oil-export-levies-until-2020-antara-news.md) | -2.8% | +2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2023-04-28 | [Indonesia to gradually ease palm oil exports over nine months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36509-indonesia-to-gradually-ease-palm-oil-exports-over-nine-months.md) | -1.7% | -8.4% |
| SBO | 2024-12-19 | [Indonesia to hike crude palm oil export levy to 10pct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15595-indonesia-to-hike-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10pct.md) | -0.1% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- en.industry.co.id: http://en.industry.co.id/read/5284/apcasi-asks-palm-oil-export-drop-to-decrease

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