# Indonesian palm oil smallholders and the EUDR: Impacts and ways forward - Fern

> Fern examines how the EU Deforestation Regulation will affect Indonesian palm oil smallholders, who already have limited EU market access. It recommends more funding and direct support to help them meet traceability and geolocation requirements.

- Date: 2025-02-03 · published 2025-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26073-indonesian-palm-oil-smallholders-and-the-eudr-impacts-and-ways-forward-fern
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

If smallholders are excluded, supply from Indonesia could tighten at the margin, but support programs may preserve volumes. The price impact is small and depends on how implementation proceeds.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-24 | [Palm oil watchdog to create separate standards for smallholders - Indonesia director \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59195-palm-oil-watchdog-to-create-separate-standards-for-smallholders-indonesia.md) | +0.6% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-24 | [Indonesian oil palm smallholders sue state over subsidy to biofuel producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65411-indonesian-oil-palm-smallholders-sue-state-over-subsidy-to-biofuel-producers.md) | -0.3% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-01 | [Unpacking the EU’s Confused Approach to Indonesian Palm Oil - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45102-unpacking-the-eu-s-confused-approach-to-indonesian-palm-oil-indonesia-palm-oil.md) | +3.2% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-08 | [Indonesia, Malaysia and EU form task force to negotiate palm oil trade under EUDR \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15713-indonesia-malaysia-and-eu-form-task-force-to-negotiate-palm-oil-trade-under.md) | -2.3% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-23 | [Indonesia palm oil export curbs: An open door for Malaysia?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15465-indonesia-palm-oil-export-curbs-an-open-door-for-malaysia.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/indonesian-palm-oil-smallholders-and-the-eudr-impacts-and-ways-forward/

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