# Malaysia to export excess biodiesel products - The Malaysian Reserve

> Malaysia plans to export surplus biodiesel because its B10 blending programme has stalled for more than 12 months. Crude oil below US$50 a barrel and stakeholder objections have delayed implementation, and no deadline has been set.

- Date: 2017-07-19 · published 2017-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69838-malaysia-to-export-excess-biodiesel-products-the-malaysian-reserve
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A B10 delay leaves palm oil without the domestic biodiesel demand that would absorb excess supply and lift prices, while exports shift the surplus abroad.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +2.6% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-14 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports to fall to 5-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15853-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-to-fall-to-5-year-low.md) | +2.5% | +9.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-07-14 | [Indonesia may miss biodiesel target as industrial use lags - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69834-indonesia-may-miss-biodiesel-target-as-industrial-use-lags-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | +0.1% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-23 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports in 2021 seen falling to four-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47982-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-in-2021-seen-falling-to-four-year-low.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-16 | [Malaysia to raise CPO export tax next month \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70365-malaysia-to-raise-cpo-export-tax-next-month-the-star.md) | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| WTI | 2018-10-16 | [Malaysia’s biodiesel output, exports set to hit records  \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62407-malaysia-s-biodiesel-output-exports-set-to-hit-records-the-star.md) | -3.6% | -16.6% |
| WTI | 2017-03-08 | [Malaysian Biodiesel Association - Higher biodiesel production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71876-malaysian-biodiesel-association-higher-biodiesel-production.md) | -10.3% | -3.5% |
| WTI | 2018-11-27 | [Malaysia’s biodiesel plan faces uphill struggle as crude slumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61911-malaysia-s-biodiesel-plan-faces-uphill-struggle-as-crude-slumps.md) | +2.8% | -13.8% |

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2017/07/20/malaysia-export-excess-biodiesel-products/

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