# EU’s Trade Policy Review – Indonesia Responds - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts

> The Indonesian palm oil association submitted comments to the EU Trade Policy Review, arguing that the EU has singled out palm oil in deforestation and certification reviews. It says palm oil is unfairly targeted to protect EU oilseed producers.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51146-eu-s-trade-policy-review-indonesia-responds-indonesia-palm-oil-facts
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Possible EU measures targeting palm oil would reduce Indonesian export access and could support vegetable oil prices, while shifting demand toward other oilseeds, but the review is still at consultation stage.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-07-10 | [Could EU-Indonesia free trade deal end palm oil conundrum? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64065-could-eu-indonesia-free-trade-deal-end-palm-oil-conundrum-fern.md) | -3.0% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-02 | [Soy Oil Rallies on Prospect for Indonesia, China Trade Spat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12747-soy-oil-rallies-on-prospect-for-indonesia-china-trade-spat.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-08 | [Indonesia: Government restricts the export of palm oil-based biodiesel products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48505-indonesia-government-restricts-the-export-of-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-products.md) | +4.0% | +14.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2019-02-13 | [Indonesia defends palm oil after EU targets 2030 phase-out in road fuel \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60461-indonesia-defends-palm-oil-after-eu-targets-2030-phase-out-in-road-fuel-fmt.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2017-08-25 | [Indonesia faces more barriers in palm oil exports  - Xinhua Silk Road](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69461-indonesia-faces-more-barriers-in-palm-oil-exports-xinhua-silk-road.md) | -0.2% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- indonesiapalmoilfacts.com: https://www.indonesiapalmoilfacts.com/eus-trade-policy-review-indonesia-responds/

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