# WTO | 2019 News items - WTO members consider sustainability of palm oil trade and production

> At the 15 May meeting of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment, members discussed sustainability of palm oil production and trade. Colombia, Malaysia and Ecuador described their certification and environmental policies, and the EU welcomed exporters' sustainability commitments.

- Date: 2019-05-15 · published 2019-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59119-wto-2019-news-items-wto-members-consider-sustainability-of-palm-oil-trade-and
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Discussion without binding measures carries little direct price impact, though it reflects ongoing scrutiny that could affect palm oil market access.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-20 | [Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47106-palm-oil-production-needs-a-sustainable-solution.md) | -2.8% | -15.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-30 | [Simplifications of EUDR risk global progress on sustainable trade and forest protection - News \| IUCN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22433-simplifications-of-eudr-risk-global-progress-on-sustainable-trade-and-forest.md) | -6.6% | -6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-07 | [European Union considers measures to stop the sale of products from deforested land - October 2022 \| New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44588-european-union-considers-measures-to-stop-the-sale-of-products-from-deforested.md) | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-04 | [Palm Oil News - Palm Oil Producers of the World Met in Bali to discuss Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67869-palm-oil-news-palm-oil-producers-of-the-world-met-in-bali-to-discuss-issues.md) | +0.4% | -4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-07 | [Forests Week: A poster child for deforestation, palm oil is slowly moving towards sustainability - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62075-forests-week-a-poster-child-for-deforestation-palm-oil-is-slowly-moving-towards.md) | -4.4% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- wto.org: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/envir_15may19_e.htm

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