# Indonesia, EU reconcile forest data ahead of new rules on deforestation-free trade

> Indonesia and the EU are reconciling differing forest maps and supply chain data ahead of the EUDR deadline, which would bar commodities linked to deforestation. Indonesia is a major producer of palm oil, coffee, cocoa and rubber, and the discrepancies stem from differing definitions of forest.

- Date: 2024-08-08 · published 2024-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28804-indonesia-eu-reconcile-forest-data-ahead-of-new-rules-on-deforestation-free
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Resolving data gaps reduces the risk Indonesian palm oil is shut out of EU demand, which supports palm oil supply flows and limits upside in prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-11 | [Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27898-indonesia-malaysia-eu-work-on-guide-for-smallholders-on-eu-deforestation-rules.md) | +1.1% | +13.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-28 | [Council agrees on new rules to drive down deforestation and forest degradation globally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40965-council-agrees-on-new-rules-to-drive-down-deforestation-and-forest-degradation.md) | -24.1% | -29.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-17 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products - Proforest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42304-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-proforest.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-10 | [A 2025 Overview of the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23773-a-2025-overview-of-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-13 | [Trase data highlights EU's role in deforestation - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47631-trase-data-highlights-eu-s-role-in-deforestation-insights-trase.md) | +4.1% | +17.4% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/indonesia-eu-reconcile-forest-data-ahead-of-new-rules-on-deforestation-free-trade/

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