# Is Brussels Preparing to Delay Palm Oil Delegated Act? - Palm Oil Monitor

> Palm Oil Monitor reports that EU officials are considering delaying the Delegated Act on biofuels that would classify palm oil as high risk. DG Energy reportedly plans to treat palm oil as high risk by default, with deforestation criteria determining any low-risk designation. The approach under consideration could raise WTO questions.

- Date: 2019-01-07 · published 2019-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61116-is-brussels-preparing-to-delay-palm-oil-delegated-act-palm-oil-monitor
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A high-risk classification would restrict palm oil use in EU biofuels, reducing demand and pressuring palm prices. A delay would prolong uncertainty for palm oil markets.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-18 | [Palm Oil Monitor Special Edition: Analysis of Europe’s Delegated Act - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60623-palm-oil-monitor-special-edition-analysis-of-europe-s-delegated-act-palm-oil.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-17 | [POM Exclusive: Documents Detail RED Negotiations in Brussels - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65040-pom-exclusive-documents-detail-red-negotiations-in-brussels-palm-oil-monitor.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-05 | [Indonesia Sounds Alarm over Brussels’ Biofuels Trojan Horse - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62082-indonesia-sounds-alarm-over-brussels-biofuels-trojan-horse-palm-oil-monitor.md) | -4.3% | -7.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-03-23 | [Is Norway Trying to Sink Indonesia-EFTA Over Palm Oil? - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54145-is-norway-trying-to-sink-indonesia-efta-over-palm-oil-palm-oil-monitor.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-02 | [Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update - 2nd April 2019 - Palm Oil Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59476-palm-oil-monitor-weekly-update-2nd-april-2019-palm-oil-monitor.md) | +3.4% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- palmoilmonitor.org: https://palmoilmonitor.org/2019/01/07/is-brussels-preparing-to-delay-palm-oil-delegated-act/

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