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CNA
08-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Indonesia palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs, industry group says
JAKARTA :Indonesian palm oil exports to the United States may fall due to the 32 per cent tariffs threatened on Indonesian goods, allowing competitors in Malaysia to gain market share, an industry official told Reuters on Tuesday. The two countries are the world's biggest palm oil producers, but Indonesia has been by far the biggest supplier to the United States, accounting for 85 per cent of its total imports last year. But if the new tariff comes into effect, it could lead to a 15 per cent-20 per cent drop in Indonesian palm oil shipments to the United States, said Hadi Sugeng, secretary general of the Indonesia Palm Oil Association. "The competitiveness of palm oil will decline against other vegetable oils such as soybean oil and rapeseed oil, especially if countries exporting these vegetable oils receive lower tariffs," he added. Overall, Indonesia exported 29.5 million tons of palm oil products in 2024. Exports to the United States stood at an average of 2.25 million metric tons per year over the past three years, Hadi said. Indonesia's top negotiator is headed to Washington on Tuesday to meet with trade representatives of the United States, an economic ministry official said. Malaysian palm oil faces a lower tariff of 25 per cent, giving producers an advantage over their Indonesian counterparts. Speaking on Tuesday, Malaysia's plantations and commodities minister Johari Abdul Ghani said U.S. importers would have to bear the cost of additional tariffs on palm oil. He said there was was no alternative to palm oil in the U.S. as soybeans cannot be converted into oleochemicals, plant-based products used in toothpastes and detergents.
Business Recorder
08-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Indonesia palm oil group says palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs
JAKARTA: Indonesian palm oil exports to the United States may fall due to the 32% tariffs threatened on Indonesian goods, Hadi Sugeng, secretary general of the Indonesia Palm Oil Association (GAPKI), told Reuters on Tuesday. Palm oil products are among Indonesia's top exports to the United States. If implemented, the tariff could lead to a 15%-20% drop in Indonesian palm oil shipments to the United States, which stood at an average of 2.25 million metric tons per year over the past three years, Hadi said. Overall, Indonesia exported 29.5 million tons of palm oil products in 2024. 'The competitiveness of palm oil will decline against other vegetable oils such as soybean oil and rapeseed oil, especially if countries exporting these vegetable oils receive lower tariffs,' he added. Malaysian palm oil futures rise on strong crude oil Indonesian palm oil products, which account for 85% of US palm imports, may also lose market share to Malaysian palm oil, which faces a lower tariff. Indonesia's top negotiator is headed to Washington on Tuesday to meet with trade representatives of the United States, an economic ministry official said.
CNA
08-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Indonesia palm oil group says palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs
JAKARTA :Indonesian palm oil exports to the United States may fall due to the 32 per cent tariffs threatened on Indonesian goods, Hadi Sugeng, secretary general of the Indonesia Palm Oil Association (GAPKI), told Reuters on Tuesday. Palm oil products are among Indonesia's top exports to the United States. If implemented, the tariff could lead to a 15 per cent-20 per cent drop in Indonesian palm oil shipments to the United States, which stood at an average of 2.25 million metric tons per year over the past three years, Hadi said. Overall, Indonesia exported 29.5 million tons of palm oil products in 2024. "The competitiveness of palm oil will decline against other vegetable oils such as soybean oil and rapeseed oil, especially if countries exporting these vegetable oils receive lower tariffs," he added. Indonesian palm oil products, which account for 85 per cent of U.S. palm imports, may also lose market share to Malaysian palm oil, which faces a lower tariff.
