# Palm Oil News - The Government Optimized Palm oil Policy to Compete and Pro to the People

> Indonesia's government said CPO prices fell about 24%, from US$636 to US$485 a tonne, through October 2018. It outlined supply-side measures such as a palm oil moratorium and ISPO strengthening, and demand-side measures including optimizing B20 biodiesel. It also plans to expand the smallholder replanting program.

- Date: 2018-11-01 · published 2018-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6992-palm-oil-news-the-government-optimized-palm-oil-policy-to-compete-and-pro-to
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded B20 biodiesel use and a larger replanting program would support domestic palm oil demand over time. The policies aim to restore competitiveness and firm prices from current lows.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-08 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesian Government Imposed New Palm Oil Export Levies as of July 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45938-palm-oil-news-indonesian-government-imposed-new-palm-oil-export-levies-as-of.md) | +3.2% | +9.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-01-13 | [Palm Oil News - Biodiesel Policy: One Factor to Increase CPO Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72873-palm-oil-news-biodiesel-policy-one-factor-to-increase-cpo-price.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-09 | [Palm Oil News - The Government's Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting Funds Still Far from Being Able to Support Biodiesel Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45943-palm-oil-news-the-government-s-smallholder-palm-oil-replanting-funds-still-far.md) | +6.2% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-01 | [Indonesian Palm Growers Ask Government to Cancel Domestic Matching Sales Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6221-indonesian-palm-growers-ask-government-to-cancel-domestic-matching-sales-policy.md) | -24.3% | -29.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-16 | [Indonesia palm oil group GAPKI urges government to delay levy hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15559-indonesia-palm-oil-group-gapki-urges-government-to-delay-levy-hike.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- en.infosawit.com: https://en.infosawit.com/news/7028/the-government-optimized-palm-oil-policy-to-compete-and-pro-to-the-people

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