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Indonesia urged the EU to immediately remove countervailing duties of 8% to 18% on biodiesel imports after a WTO panel backed several of Indonesia's claims. The panel also held that Indonesia's export duty and levy on palm oil cannot be classed as subsidies.
The dispute comes as both sides move toward a free trade agreement.
A successful resolution could open the EU biodiesel market to Indonesian producers and ease trade friction over palm oil, with a limited near-term effect on prices.
cnbc.comReutersAug 25, 2025After 67 past neutral trade events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.3%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 81 past neutral trade events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.8%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
