# Palm oil attacks? Why EU’s latest sustainability plans risk alienating Indonesia amid free trade talks

> Palm oil industry experts warn that the EU's proposed deforestation rules could upset Indonesia during ongoing free trade talks. The draft ranks imports as high, standard or low risk, and major palm oil exporters such as Indonesia and Brazil are likely to be classed as high risk.

- Date: 2022-01-10 · published 2022-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43172-palm-oil-attacks-why-eu-s-latest-sustainability-plans-risk-alienating-indonesia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Being classed high risk could reduce EU demand for Indonesian and Brazilian palm oil and soy, which is bearish for those origins and supportive of alternative supply pricing.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's biofuel B40 plan expansion at risk on high palm oil prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45437-indonesia-s-biofuel-b40-plan-expansion-at-risk-on-high-palm-oil-prices.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-09 | [Indonesia, Malaysia send letter protesting EU palm oil curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59471-indonesia-malaysia-send-letter-protesting-eu-palm-oil-curbs.md) | -1.9% | -8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-20 | [Malaysia and Indonesia move to be labeled “low-risk” for palm oil.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23345-malaysia-and-indonesia-move-to-be-labeled-low-risk-for-palm-oil.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-20 | [Palm oil buying interest slows as trade awaits Indonesia export levy decision: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46977-palm-oil-buying-interest-slows-as-trade-awaits-indonesia-export-levy-decision.md) | -2.8% | -15.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-13 | [High palm oil prices delay Indonesia’s B40 plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44939-high-palm-oil-prices-delay-indonesia-s-b40-plans.md) | +0.8% | +13.3% |
| SOY | 2024-10-09 | [Big Traders’ Plans for Sustainable Crops Upended by EU Delay - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27895-big-traders-plans-for-sustainable-crops-upended-by-eu-delay-bloomberg.md) | -2.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2023-05-16 | [EU Approves Law for ‘Deforestation-Free’ Trade \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35971-eu-approves-law-for-deforestation-free-trade-human-rights-watch.md) | -4.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-07-14 | [EU lawmakers vote to blacklist soy biodiesel over sustainability concerns \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40522-eu-lawmakers-vote-to-blacklist-soy-biodiesel-over-sustainability-concerns.md) | -8.8% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/01/10/Palm-oil-attacks-Why-EU-s-latest-sustainability-plans-risk-alienating-Indonesia-amid-free-trade-talks/

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