# ‘Alarming’ rise in palm oil products being imported into the EU to make biofuels due to loophole - EIA

> The Environmental Investigation Agency reported a sharp rise in EU imports of palm oil waste and residue products used for biofuels. It argues that these products are largely exempt from both the EU renewable energy scheme's sustainability criteria and the EUDR.

- Date: 2025-03-07 · published 2025-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25598-alarming-rise-in-palm-oil-products-being-imported-into-the-eu-to-make-biofuels
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising EU demand for palm-based waste feedstock for biodiesel supports palm oil demand and tightens vegetable oil supply, which can lift prices for feed-linked oils and meals.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [Indonesia biofuel push adds strain to producers, palm oil markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18903-indonesia-biofuel-push-adds-strain-to-producers-palm-oil-markets.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia confident palm oil production can be increased to meet biofuel demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8037-indonesia-confident-palm-oil-production-can-be-increased-to-meet-biofuel-demand.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-15 | [RI ups palm oil export levy to 10% as govt boosts biofuel, replanting efforts - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15558-ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-26 | [Indonesia Considers To Rise Palm Oil Export Levies - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5820-indonesia-considers-to-rise-palm-oil-export-levies-the-insiders-stories.md) | -6.0% | -13.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-14 | [Indonesian palm oil exports set to fall with biofuel mandate - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24754-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-set-to-fall-with-biofuel-mandate-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/news/alarming-rise-in-palm-oil-products-being-imported-into-the-eu-to-make-biofuels-due-to-loophole/

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