Indonesia May Widen Palm Export Ban to Combat Shortages

Indonesia May Widen Palm Export Ban to Combat Shortages
People shop for cooking oil at a supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 27, 2022. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters
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JAKARTA–Indonesia will ban exports of RBD palm olein from midnight on April 28 until prices of bulk cooking oil drop to 14,000 rupiah per litre, a senior minister said on Tuesday, while a document showed it was prepared to widen the ban if there are shortages.

The export ban will be imposed on all producers of refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) palm olein and applied on products under three HS codes, chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto said in a statement.