# A Case Study for the EU: The Double Bind of Biodiesel Expansion and Food Security Crisis - MPOC

> A Malaysian Palm Oil Council paper discusses how EU biodiesel expansion intersects with food security concerns. It also reports Malaysia's Q1 2022 palm oil export volumes and values, which rose year-on-year.

- Date: 2022-06-14 · published 2022-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15816-a-case-study-for-the-eu-the-double-bind-of-biodiesel-expansion-and-food
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Q1 export performance supports Malaysian palm oil demand, while debate over biodiesel expansion highlights policy risk to vegetable oil use for fuel.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-02 | [Indonesia 2019 biodiesel exports to rise  \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58956-indonesia-2019-biodiesel-exports-to-rise-the-star.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-01 | [The hidden cost of Indonesia’s biodiesel mandate to consumers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67870-the-hidden-cost-of-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate-to-consumers.md) | -5.1% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-04 | [Unsustainable deforestation and commodity imports. Public consultation on EU strategy - FoodTimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47635-unsustainable-deforestation-and-commodity-imports-public-consultation-on-eu.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-01 | [EIA: US biodiesel production still increasing despite expiration of tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67361-eia-us-biodiesel-production-still-increasing-despite-expiration-of-tax-credit.md) | -5.1% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | -0.7% | -14.6% |

## Sources

- mpoc.org.my: https://www.mpoc.org.my/a-case-study-for-the-eu-the-double-bind-of-biodiesel-expansion-and-food-security-crisis/

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