# Palm oil demand from Indonesia biodiesel sector to surge by 2020

> Indonesia's Estate Crop Fund said demand for crude palm oil for biodiesel will rise nearly 70% by 2020 to 10.6 million tonnes, with 26% of palm oil going to biodiesel. The B20 blending mandate requires a 20% bio content this year, and the biodiesel-diesel price gap has narrowed.

- Date: 2016-11-25 · published 2016-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73756-palm-oil-demand-from-indonesia-biodiesel-sector-to-surge-by-2020
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Growing biodiesel offtake structurally tightens palm oil supply, supporting CPO and soybean oil prices, which feed into palm-based meal and oil availability for feed.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-10 | [End of cheap palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia face supply crunch as biodiesel demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15577-end-of-cheap-palm-oil-malaysia-indonesia-face-supply-crunch-as-biodiesel-demand.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-25 | [Indonesia’s B50 Biodiesel Tightens Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15546-indonesia-s-b50-biodiesel-tightens-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-28 | [Indonesia's palm oil exports to decline amid rising domestic demand for biodiesel I I Bioenergy Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15616-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-to-decline-amid-rising-domestic-demand-for.md) | +9.1% | +9.7% |
| SBO | 2025-03-10 | [End of cheap palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia face supply crunch as biodiesel demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15577-end-of-cheap-palm-oil-malaysia-indonesia-face-supply-crunch-as-biodiesel-demand.md) | -1.9% | +6.5% |
| SBO | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -1.3% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- businessday.ng: https://businessday.ng/uncategorized/article/palm-oil-demand-from-indonesias-biodiesel-sector-to-rise-by-2020-govt-agency/
- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2016/11/palm-oil-demand-from-indonesia-biodiesel-sector-to-surge-by-2020/

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