# Jokowi, Mahathir agree to fight EU's palm oil discrimination - ANTARA News

> Indonesian President Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir agreed on August 9 to fight EU discriminatory palm oil measures. Indonesia's palm oil exports have also declined amid unfavorable regulations in some destination countries.

- Date: 2019-08-10 · published 2019-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57465-jokowi-mahathir-agree-to-fight-eu-s-palm-oil-discrimination-antara-news
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Export declines from regulatory barriers tighten palm oil flows to key markets, a mildly bullish signal for palm prices if supply stays ample, but ongoing trade friction keeps demand uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-08 | [Indonesia, Malaysia aim to fight 'discrimination' against palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35529-indonesia-malaysia-aim-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil.md) | +2.1% | +14.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-03 | [Palm Oil News - The Critics to CSF and OF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46980-palm-oil-news-the-critics-to-csf-and-of.md) | +11.2% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-03-09 | [Palm oil players to keep an eye on new ministry’s policy - Focus Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54017-palm-oil-players-to-keep-an-eye-on-new-ministry-s-policy-focus-malaysia.md) | -6.5% | -12.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-09-09 | [Palm Oil News - CEC Suggested to Improve the Palm oil Plantation Governance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62899-palm-oil-news-cec-suggested-to-improve-the-palm-oil-plantation-governance.md) | -1.2% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-07-10 | [New Malaysian plantations minister challenged to find new markets for palm oil  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63908-new-malaysian-plantations-minister-challenged-to-find-new-markets-for-palm-oil.md) | -3.0% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- en.antaranews.com: https://en.antaranews.com/news/130784/jokowi-mahathir-agree-to-fight-eus-palm-oil-discrimination

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