# WTO to Review Malaysia-EU Palm Oil Spat. What Happens Next? – The Diplomat

> The WTO agreed in May to review a trade dispute brought by Malaysia against the EU over rules excluding palm oil biofuel from renewable energy targets. Indonesia filed a similar complaint in 2020 that is also under review.

- Date: 2021-06-08 · published 2021-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46595-wto-to-review-malaysia-eu-palm-oil-spat-what-happens-next-the-diplomat
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute concerns EU biofuel rules that limit palm oil demand, so its outcome could shift palm oil export flows and prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-16 | [World Bio Market Insights WTO to review EU’s palm oil ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46598-world-bio-market-insights-wto-to-review-eu-s-palm-oil-ban.md) | -2.5% | +4.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-15 | [Malaysia to file WTO complaint on EU's palm oil curb by November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57978-malaysia-to-file-wto-complaint-on-eu-s-palm-oil-curb-by-november.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-11-13 | [Palm Oil News - Malaysia Runs Cheaper CPO Export Tariff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15866-palm-oil-news-malaysia-runs-cheaper-cpo-export-tariff.md) | +2.4% | -4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-02 | [WTO Agrees To Review EU’s Anti-Palm Oil Policy - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45588-wto-agrees-to-review-eu-s-anti-palm-oil-policy-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit.md) | +2.6% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-30 | [EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72018-eu-palm-oil-restrictions-risk-sparking-trade-spat.md) | -2.8% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- thediplomat.com: https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/wto-to-review-malaysia-eu-palm-oil-spat-what-happens-next/

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