# Immediately Conduct a Comprehensive Evaluation of the Palm Oil Industry from Upstream to Downstream. - HuMa

> The Indonesian NGO HuMa called for an immediate comprehensive evaluation of the palm oil industry after a cooking oil scarcity and price surge at the end of 2021. It cited concentration among a few large companies and the shift of palm oil consumption toward biodiesel.

- Date: 2022-03-24 · published 2022-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15837-immediately-conduct-a-comprehensive-evaluation-of-the-palm-oil-industry-from
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The call for review signals possible future policy scrutiny of the palm oil sector, but it does not itself change current supply or demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-06 | [Increase in CPO Export Levy Becomes Disincentive for Upstream-Downstream Palm Oil Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15551-increase-in-cpo-export-levy-becomes-disincentive-for-upstream-downstream-palm.md) | -0.8% | +4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-05 | [Palm oil industry urged to have early consultation with new EU regulatory initiatives – The European Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49163-palm-oil-industry-urged-to-have-early-consultation-with-new-eu-regulatory.md) | +1.3% | -10.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-23 | [RI palm oil industry could benefit from EU deforestation regulation - UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32719-ri-palm-oil-industry-could-benefit-from-eu-deforestation-regulation-ukri-gcrf.md) | -0.9% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-24 | [Palm oil industry seeks delay to deforestation law - Unearthed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41421-palm-oil-industry-seeks-delay-to-deforestation-law-unearthed.md) | +0.7% | -14.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-23 | [The Palm Oil Industry is Changing — and the EU Can Help — CSPO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48669-the-palm-oil-industry-is-changing-and-the-eu-can-help-cspo.md) | +2.8% | +8.4% |
| SBO | 2022-05-24 | [Palm oil industry seeks delay to deforestation law - Unearthed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41421-palm-oil-industry-seeks-delay-to-deforestation-law-unearthed.md) | -2.0% | -12.6% |
| SBO | 2021-02-23 | [The Palm Oil Industry is Changing — and the EU Can Help — CSPO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48669-the-palm-oil-industry-is-changing-and-the-eu-can-help-cspo.md) | +2.0% | +19.7% |
| SBO | 2019-12-30 | [Indonesia to reinstate $50 palm oil export levy from January 1  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55457-indonesia-to-reinstate-50-palm-oil-export-levy-from-january-1-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.4% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- huma.or.id: https://www.huma.or.id/en/press-release-en/immediately-conduct-a-comprehensive-evaluation-of-the-palm-oil-industry-from-upstream-to-downstream

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