# Biodiesel Probe Moves

> The U.S. Department of Commerce opened antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia after a petition from U.S. biodiesel producers. Preliminary dumping margins were estimated at about 27% for Argentina and 28% for Indonesia for 2014-2016.

- Date: 2017-04-17 · published 2017-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71378-biodiesel-probe-moves
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Duties on subsidized imports would favor domestic biodiesel demand for soybean oil and could cut Indonesian biodiesel flows, which are palm-based. The outcome could shift vegetable oil trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-04-14 | [Surge in US Biodiesel Exports Strains Soybean Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47463-surge-in-us-biodiesel-exports-strains-soybean-supplies.md) | +7.6% | +18.8% |
| SBO | 2018-10-08 | [Chinese demand for Brazilian soy leaves biodiesel producers without feedstock  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62413-chinese-demand-for-brazilian-soy-leaves-biodiesel-producers-without-feedstock.md) | -0.1% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2017-08-23 | [Argentine biodiesel industry says U.S. duties will halt exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69539-argentine-biodiesel-industry-says-u-s-duties-will-halt-exports.md) | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| SBO | 2022-05-24 | [Brazil’s Soybean Oil Exports Offset Biodiesel Fall \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41480-brazil-s-soybean-oil-exports-offset-biodiesel-fall-cz-app.md) | -2.0% | -12.6% |
| SBO | 2018-01-29 | [WTO Rules in Favor of Indonesia on EU's Biodiesel Anti-Dumping Duties \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66874-wto-rules-in-favor-of-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-anti-dumping-duties-indonesia.md) | -0.9% | -0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-17 | [EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15710-eu-starts-probe-on-indonesian-biodiesel-avoiding-import-duties.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-10 | [Biodiesel market: Another plant is throttling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65613-biodiesel-market-another-plant-is-throttling.md) | -2.7% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-21 | [Biodiesel Producers in Indonesia Looking for New Export Markets \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67865-biodiesel-producers-in-indonesia-looking-for-new-export-markets-indonesia.md) | +0.0% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/04/17/us-producers-claim-injury-biodiesel?referrer=twitter

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