# Oil palm smallholder farmers and EU deforestation regulation

> The Jakarta Post, via PwC, argues that the EU's draft deforestation rule requiring fully segregated palm oil for every shipment could shut out about four million Indonesian smallholders. President Widodo raised trade discrimination concerns with the European Commission ahead of the G20 summit.

- Date: 2022-11-17 · published 2022-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38693-oil-palm-smallholder-farmers-and-eu-deforestation-regulation
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Segregation requirements could fragment Indonesian palm oil supply into EU-eligible and ineligible streams, tightening EU availability and supporting prices for compliant oil.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-07 | [EU deforestation law risks sidelining small farmers, says palm oil watchdog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37354-eu-deforestation-law-risks-sidelining-small-farmers-says-palm-oil-watchdog.md) | +0.2% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-04 | [For Indonesian smallholders, EU deforestation rule is a threat — and an opportunity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37819-for-indonesian-smallholders-eu-deforestation-rule-is-a-threat-and-an-opportunity.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-22 | [EU's deforestation regulation: challenges and opportunities for food companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36902-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-challenges-and-opportunities-for-food-companies.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-15 | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33210-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.9% | -3.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-09 | [Indonesia, Malaysia to send palm oil envoys to EU over deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37353-indonesia-malaysia-to-send-palm-oil-envoys-to-eu-over-deforestation-law.md) | -2.2% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- pwc.com: https://www.pwc.com/id/en/pwc-publications/industries-publications/consumer-and-industrial-products-and-services/plantation-highlights/november-2022/oil-palm-smallholder-farmers-and-eu-deforestation-regulation.html

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