# B50 Consistency Push Meets New Capacity and a Lower Malaysian Reference Price

> GAPKI urged the Indonesian government to keep the B50 biodiesel mandate on a stable schedule and warned against abrupt policy changes. A new biodiesel plant, Bayas Biofuels, was reported ready to start, Thailand is seeking more Indonesian CPO, and Malaysia trimmed its December reference price.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T09:13:02.901Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95312-b50-consistency-push-meets-new-capacity-and-a-lower-malaysian-reference-price
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Stable B50 policy and added biodiesel capacity support Indonesian palm demand, while the lower Malaysian reference price reduces export duty costs for Malaysian sellers.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-02 | [Palm Oil Magazine - CPO Reference Price Up in October 2023, CPO OF and Levy Stay Consistent - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15694-palm-oil-magazine-cpo-reference-price-up-in-october-2023-cpo-of-and-levy-stay.md) | -4.8% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-25 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Malaysia Keeps CPO Export Tax at 10% for May, Lowers Reference Price - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15567-palm-oil-magazine-malaysia-keeps-cpo-export-tax-at-10-for-may-lowers-reference.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-19 | [Malaysia keeps CPO export duty unchanged but raises reference prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46978-malaysia-keeps-cpo-export-duty-unchanged-but-raises-reference-prices-fastmarkets.md) | -4.3% | -16.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-18 | [Malaysia Keeps June Crude Palm Oil Export Duty At 8%, Raise Reference Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15730-malaysia-keeps-june-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-raise-reference-price.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-14 | [Malaysia Adjusts November Crude Palm Oil Reference Price to Sustain 10% Export Duty \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15522-malaysia-adjusts-november-crude-palm-oil-reference-price-to-sustain-10-export.md) | -0.2% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- palmoileconomics.com: https://palmoileconomics.com/news/2026-11-12-policy

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