# EIA response to Palm Oil Monitor article ‘Indonesia picks up allies in WTO palm fight’ - EIA

> The Environmental Investigation Agency issued a rebuttal to a Palm Oil Monitor article, denying claims that it is funded by UK aid to undermine Indonesian smallholders and that it advocates an RSPO-style certification system. The EIA restated its position that forest-risk commodities should be produced without deforestation.

- Date: 2020-08-13 · published 2020-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51647-eia-response-to-palm-oil-monitor-article-indonesia-picks-up-allies-in-wto-palm
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute concerns NGO positioning in the Indonesia-EU palm oil fight and does not itself alter palm oil supply or demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-12-20 | [Indonesia launches B30 biodiesel to cut costs, boost palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8616-indonesia-launches-b30-biodiesel-to-cut-costs-boost-palm-oil.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-30 | [Indonesia’s palm oil export curbs upend global edible oil markets - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8091-indonesia-s-palm-oil-export-curbs-upend-global-edible-oil-markets-markets.md) | +5.7% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-10 | [Palm oil attacks? Why EU’s latest sustainability plans risk alienating Indonesia amid free trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43172-palm-oil-attacks-why-eu-s-latest-sustainability-plans-risk-alienating-indonesia.md) | -3.2% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2017-06-08 | [No, palm oil is not responsible for 40% of global deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70527-no-palm-oil-is-not-responsible-for-40-of-global-deforestation.md) | +0.1% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | -4.9% | -6.0% |
| SBM | 2019-12-20 | [Indonesia launches B30 biodiesel to cut costs, boost palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8616-indonesia-launches-b30-biodiesel-to-cut-costs-boost-palm-oil.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2022-04-27 | [Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia \| Gov’t Bans Palm Oil Export Starting April 28 - Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15829-sekretariat-kabinet-republik-indonesia-gov-t-bans-palm-oil-export-starting.md) | -2.4% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/news/eia-response-to-palm-oil-monitor-article-indonesia-picks-up-allies-in-wto-palm-fight/

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