# Deforestation-free palm oil is not an automatic win-win - UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub

> Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, produces more than 30 million tonnes a year, and the EU Deforestation Regulation may affect its smallholder farmers. Experts raised concerns at an April 2023 policy dialogue that deforestation-free requirements could create costs and access problems for producing countries. The article says deforestation-free palm oil is not an automatic win-win.

- Date: 2023-07-27 · published 2023-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35083-deforestation-free-palm-oil-is-not-an-automatic-win-win-ukri-gcrf-trade-hub
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

If smallholders struggle to certify, palm oil supply could tighten or shift to non-EU buyers. The net price effect is unclear and depends on how fast compliance develops.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2016-11-16 | [MEP calls for EU trade to tackle palm oil driven deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73862-mep-calls-for-eu-trade-to-tackle-palm-oil-driven-deforestation.md) | +0.7% | +6.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-07-18 | [Palm oil is part of the deforestation problem - Friends of Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64064-palm-oil-is-part-of-the-deforestation-problem-friends-of-europe.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-12 | [Big palm oil players say EU deforestation law will not hurt exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35525-big-palm-oil-players-say-eu-deforestation-law-will-not-hurt-exports.md) | +5.9% | +14.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-21 | [Broken promises and palm oil – ‘no deforestation’ is failing and we need regulation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21990-broken-promises-and-palm-oil-no-deforestation-is-failing-and-we-need-regulation.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- cifor.org: https://www.cifor.org/tradehub/2023/07/27/deforestation-free-palm-oil-is-not-an-automatic-win-win/

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