# Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules

> Indonesia, Malaysia and the EU are working on a guide to help smallholders comply with EU deforestation rules. The EUDR requires importers of soy, beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, timber and rubber to show their supply chains are not linked to forest destruction.

- Date: 2024-10-11 · published 2024-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27898-indonesia-malaysia-eu-work-on-guide-for-smallholders-on-eu-deforestation-rules
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Smallholder compliance is a constraint on palm oil supply, so a workable guide could ease future export bottlenecks. The near-term price effect is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-08 | [Indonesia, EU reconcile forest data ahead of new rules on deforestation-free trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28804-indonesia-eu-reconcile-forest-data-ahead-of-new-rules-on-deforestation-free.md) | +1.3% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-21 | [EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22426-eu-eases-deforestation-law-for-smallholders-but-keeps-2025-start-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | +9.3% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-24 | [A Rocky Road - EU Regs, Deforestation and Just Transition for Smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42739-a-rocky-road-eu-regs-deforestation-and-just-transition-for-smallholders.md) | +13.5% | +11.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-16 | [BERNAMA - Malaysia welcomes EU’s Deforestation Regulation, urges extension for implementation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38695-bernama-malaysia-welcomes-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-urges-extension-for.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-malaysia-eu-work-guide-smallholders-eu-deforestation-rules-2024-10-11/

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