# Indonesia defends palm oil after EU targets 2030 phase-out in road fuel | FMT

> Indonesia says it will not accept an EU draft under RED II that would phase out palm oil use in road transport fuel by 2030 over deforestation concerns. It plans to challenge the plan at the WTO, arguing that the EU's sustainability method favours sunflower and rapeseed oil.

- Date: 2019-02-13 · published 2019-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60461-indonesia-defends-palm-oil-after-eu-targets-2030-phase-out-in-road-fuel-fmt
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The EU phase-out threatens a market taking about 15% of Indonesia's palm exports, and a WTO dispute adds uncertainty. Competing vegetable oils such as rapeseed and sunflower may gain share in EU biofuel.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports set to soar 60% in price blow \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40582-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-set-to-soar-60-in-price-blow-fmt.md) | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-25 | [Indonesia faces more barriers in palm oil exports  - Xinhua Silk Road](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69461-indonesia-faces-more-barriers-in-palm-oil-exports-xinhua-silk-road.md) | -0.3% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-17 | [Indonesia's Feb palm oil exports hit 4-month high on tax cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15575-indonesia-s-feb-palm-oil-exports-hit-4-month-high-on-tax-cut-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-31 | [Palm oil falls 2pc as export pace slows, Indonesia taxes weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46982-palm-oil-falls-2pc-as-export-pace-slows-indonesia-taxes-weigh-markets-business.md) | -2.0% | -12.6% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2020-09-24 | [EU’s Trade Policy Review – Indonesia Responds - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51146-eu-s-trade-policy-review-indonesia-responds-indonesia-palm-oil-facts.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2017-08-25 | [Indonesia faces more barriers in palm oil exports  - Xinhua Silk Road](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69461-indonesia-faces-more-barriers-in-palm-oil-exports-xinhua-silk-road.md) | -0.2% | -2.3% |
| SBO | 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% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- freemalaysiatoday.com: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2019/02/13/indonesia-defends-palm-oil-after-eu-targets-2030-phase-out-in-road-fuel

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