# Indonesia sticks to its guns on B20 biodiesel, despite rising palm oil prices | New Straits Times

> Indonesia is maintaining its B20 biodiesel mandate even as palm oil prices rise. The article gives no further detail in the provided text.

- Date: 2016-11-25 · published 2016-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73758-indonesia-sticks-to-its-guns-on-b20-biodiesel-despite-rising-palm-oil-prices
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued mandatory biodiesel blending keeps domestic palm oil demand firm, supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-03-05 | [Palm oil to rise to RM2,400 a tonne, on higher biodiesel mandate \| New Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59955-palm-oil-to-rise-to-rm2-400-a-tonne-on-higher-biodiesel-mandate-new-straits.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia's biodiesel push, El Niño risks to tighten palm oil supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15463-indonesia-s-biodiesel-push-el-nino-risks-to-tighten-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| 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% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-09 | [Indonesia to Boost Biodiesel Production With Palm Oil Considering High Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15778-indonesia-to-boost-biodiesel-production-with-palm-oil-considering-high-crude.md) | -2.9% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2016/11/191858/indonesia-sticks-its-guns-b20-biodiesel-despite-rising-palm-oil-prices

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