Iran war energy shock drives India's interest in ethanol and other biofuelsIndia and Southeast Asian nations are boosting biofuel use amid global fuel disruptions. This move aims to reduce reliance on imported oil ...
15 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
From India to China, a look at what governments worldwide are doing to shield households from rising energy costsGovernments globally are implementing diverse strategies to mitigate soaring energy costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Measu...
13 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Indonesia extends palm oil export levy waiver to October 31Earlier in July, Indonesia had announced slashing its export levy for all palm oil products until August 31 in a fresh attempt to boost exp...
24 Aug, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
Indonesia has issued around 302,000 tonnes of palm oil export permitsIndonesia typically exports around 2.5 million tonnes of palm oil products per month. Luhut said the government would require palm oil comp...
05 Jun, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
Indonesia set to resume palm oil exports but policy uncertainty persistsThe Southeast Asian country, the world's biggest palm oil producer, halted exports of palm oil from April 28 in an attempt to bring down so...
23 May, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
Indonesia to lift palm oil export ban from Monday: President Joko WidodoIndonesia will lift its palm oil export ban from Monday, May 23, following improvements in the domestic cooking oil supply situation, Presi...
21 May, 2022, 02.33 PM IST
Consumers expected to get relief from high cooking oil prices as Indonesia lifts export ban on palm oilIndonesia has asked its cooking oil industry to reserve 10 million tonnes of palm oil for domestic consumption. Traders said the availabili...
21 May, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
Cooking oil prices to fall with Indonesia set to lift export banThe lifting of the export ban will help increase availability of edible oil. Indonesia produces 46 million tonnes of palm oil a year. It co...
21 May, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
India's palm oil imports seen muted even as Indonesia lifts export banLower-than-normal imports by India, the world's biggest palm oil buyer, could weigh on Malaysian palm oil prices, but could lift soyoil shi...
20 May, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
Why Indonesia's palm oil export ban has not cooled cooking oil pricesSince November, authorities have unrolled a bewildering array of policy measures including subsidies, export permits and a palm oil levy as...
18 May, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
Palm oil: Distributors resort to panic buying amid surge in prices, fears of shortageIndia could face a shortage of 300,000 tonnes of cooking oil in May, executives said, adding that the only way to deal with the situation w...
30 Apr, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Food protectionism ramps up as Indonesia bans palm oil exportsThe move adds to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the global edible oil market into disarray. With food costs surg...
29 Apr, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Palm rebounds on supply fears as Indonesian may widen export banIndonesia is prepared to widen a palm oil export ban, which currently only applies to refined palm olein, if local shortages of derivative ...
26 Apr, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Crude palm oil excluded from Indonesia export banThough an exemption of crude palm oil from the export curbs will be positive for global markets, the majority of Indonesia's palm exports a...
26 Apr, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Indonesia palm oil export ban: Buyers like India have limited alternativesImporters such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan will try to increase palm oil purchases from Malaysia, but the world's second-biggest palm...
26 Apr, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Indonesia ban: Big grocery shock looms as food giants face cooking oil riskWhile details have emerged that Indonesia’s ban will exclude some products, it still risks stoking food inflation further. World food costs...
26 Apr, 2022, 09.20 AM IST
- Edible oil exporters’ plans go haywire as ban disrupts contracts, inventory
The government may have banned export of vegetable oils with the intention of preventing any further dent in cooking oil supply but the ove...
25 Mar, 2008, 05.09 AM IST