# The European Union bought 11.9% less Colombian palm oil in nine months; Guatemala's purchases rose 60.3%

> The EU received 116,174 tonnes of Colombian palm oil from January to September 2026, 11.9% less than a year earlier, according to Eurostat data. Colombia's total crude palm oil exports to all destinations rose 26.8% over the same period, while Guatemalan supply to the EU grew 60.3%.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T12:31:33.511Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101323-the-european-union-bought-11-9-less-colombian-palm-oil-in-nine-months-guatemala
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting EU sourcing toward Guatemala and away from Colombia reflects buyers reacting to compliance and origin requirements, with limited direct effect on global palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-09 | [Palm Oil News - Here Are Four Strategies of PFMA to Face the Market Pressure in European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15727-palm-oil-news-here-are-four-strategies-of-pfma-to-face-the-market-pressure-in.md) | +4.6% | +18.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-19 | [Malaysia files request for consultations with the European Union and Certain Member States on certain measures concerning palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels at the WTO on January 15](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49045-malaysia-files-request-for-consultations-with-the-european-union-and-certain.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-28 | [Singapore's palm-oil plays endure a sullen month - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57681-singapore-s-palm-oil-plays-endure-a-sullen-month-the-business-times.md) | -0.4% | +0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-20 | [Malaysia set to outpace Indonesian palm oil exports to India - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57466-malaysia-set-to-outpace-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-to-india-business-the.md) | +1.6% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-18 | [Big palm oil controversy in fourth round of EU-Indonesia free trade talks \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66516-big-palm-oil-controversy-in-fourth-round-of-eu-indonesia-free-trade-talks.md) | 0.0% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- mascolombia.com: https://mascolombia.com/aceite-palma-colombiano-union-europea/

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