# Palm Oil News - For It May Disturbs Palm Oil Industries, Indonesia Would Sue EU-RED II to WTO

> Indonesia's Trade Ministry said the government is preparing to challenge the EU's RED II renewable energy directive and its indirect land use change rules at the WTO. The measures would restrict palm-based biofuels, which the ministry says harm Indonesian palm oil industries.

- Date: 2019-10-11 · published 2019-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56585-palm-oil-news-for-it-may-disturbs-palm-oil-industries-indonesia-would-sue-eu
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A WTO challenge and EU biofuel restrictions on palm feedstock would weigh on palm oil demand from the EU, a bearish signal for palm oil prices, though the case is at the preparation stage.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-04 | [Palm Oil News - EU: German Should not Import Palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73509-palm-oil-news-eu-german-should-not-import-palm-oil-from-malaysia-and-indonesia.md) | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-14 | [EU new palm oil rule seen to be setting up clash with Malaysia, Indonesia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64410-eu-new-palm-oil-rule-seen-to-be-setting-up-clash-with-malaysia-indonesia.md) | -1.2% | -6.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-10 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia Told the Objection about Palm Oil Resoulution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69460-palm-oil-news-indonesia-told-the-objection-about-palm-oil-resoulution.md) | +0.2% | +7.4% |
| 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 | 2024-09-23 | [RHB: Indonesia's tax changes could weaken Malaysia's palm oil edge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15618-rhb-indonesia-s-tax-changes-could-weaken-malaysia-s-palm-oil-edge.md) | +1.1% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- en.infosawit.com: https://www.en.infosawit.com/news/7618/for-it-may-disturbs-palm-oil-industries--indonesia-would-sue-eu-red-ii-to-wto

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