# Indonesian Palm Oil Association Says EU Discriminatory

> Indonesian Palm Oil Association chairman Joko Supriyono called the EU's RED II criteria discriminatory, saying the ILUC methodology is unclear. The EU plans a gradual reduction of Indonesian palm oil imports from January 2024, and Indonesia is considering a WTO challenge.

- Date: 2019-04-06 · published 2019-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59613-indonesian-palm-oil-association-says-eu-discriminatory
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The planned EU phase-down of palm oil imports from Indonesia reduces an important export outlet, which is bearish for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-01-31 | [Indonesia to challenge 'discriminative' EU directive on palm oil \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61119-indonesia-to-challenge-discriminative-eu-directive-on-palm-oil-gma-news-online.md) | +4.6% | +2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-01-09 | [India palm import curbs to start Malaysia, Indonesia price war - Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55183-india-palm-import-curbs-to-start-malaysia-indonesia-price-war-association.md) | -0.9% | -7.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-23 | [Malaysia urges France to reject EU resolution that discriminates palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68519-malaysia-urges-france-to-reject-eu-resolution-that-discriminates-palm-oil.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-24 | [Indonesia's palm oil exports to EU to climb on trade pact, regulatory reprieve \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22880-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-to-eu-to-climb-on-trade-pact-regulatory-reprieve.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-01 | [Indonesia palm oil exports to US may fall due to tariffs, industry group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23854-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-us-may-fall-due-to-tariffs-industry-group-says.md) | +1.5% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- voanews.com: https://www.voanews.com/a/indonesian-palm-oil-association-says-eu-discriminatory/4864528.html

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