# Ministerial meeting to discuss ways to strengthen oil palm industry | Malaysiakini

> Malaysia's primary industries minister said the sixth CPOPC ministerial meeting in Jakarta on February 28 will address trade policy, sustainable production and smallholder development. Officials said biodiesel blending under the B7 and B10 programmes is helping reduce a palm oil stockpile above three million tonnes.

- Date: 2019-01-28 · published 2019-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6970-ministerial-meeting-to-discuss-ways-to-strengthen-oil-palm-industry-malaysiakini
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded biodiesel blending absorbs surplus palm oil, which supports crude palm oil prices and could ease the stockpile overhang.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

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| PALMOIL | 2023-08-29 | [Malaysia: Effects of windfall profit levy on the palm oil industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15711-malaysia-effects-of-windfall-profit-levy-on-the-palm-oil-industry.md) | +1.2% | -3.2% |
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| PALMOIL | 2018-03-31 | [Export tax freeze to support Malaysian palm oil industry \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65878-export-tax-freeze-to-support-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-borneo-post-online.md) | +3.4% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-29 | [RI-Malaysia Strengthens Bilateral Ties On Palm Oil - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44420-ri-malaysia-strengthens-bilateral-ties-on-palm-oil-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa.md) | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-08 | [Indonesia to adjust crude palm oil export tax, finance minister says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15566-indonesia-to-adjust-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-finance-minister-says.md) | +0.7% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- malaysiakini.com: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/462027

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