# Palm oil: Indonesia and Malaysia push back as EU clamps down - Nikkei Asia

> Indonesia and Malaysia, the two dominant palm oil producers, may take the EU to international court over an EU clampdown on palm oil used as fuel. Indonesian President Joko Widodo is moving to shore up the industry.

- Date: 2019-08-27 · published 2019-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57462-palm-oil-indonesia-and-malaysia-push-back-as-eu-clamps-down-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Threatened legal action and EU restrictions on palm-based biofuel reduce demand expectations for palm oil, a bearish influence on palm oil and vegetable oil prices, with some spillover to soybean oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-04-11 | [Indonesia and Malaysia look to ‘kill’ Parliament’s palm oil ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71391-indonesia-and-malaysia-look-to-kill-parliament-s-palm-oil-ban.md) | -1.8% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SBO | 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) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| SBO | 2026-07-13 | [Malaysia poised to gain as Indonesia likely to cut palm oil exports, says MPOC \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15452-malaysia-poised-to-gain-as-indonesia-likely-to-cut-palm-oil-exports-says-mpoc.md) | +7.1% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2018-11-26 | [Malaysian palm oil price in biggest fall in 21 months as Indonesia axes export levy \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61908-malaysian-palm-oil-price-in-biggest-fall-in-21-months-as-indonesia-axes-export.md) | +0.6% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/asia-insight/palm-oil-indonesia-and-malaysia-push-back-as-eu-clamps-down

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