# Indonesia's President halts signing of weak palm oil regulation and stops new plantations - EIA

> Indonesian President Joko Widodo delayed signing a revised ISPO palm oil sustainability regulation after NGOs criticised it as weaker. He did sign a three-year moratorium on new palm oil plantation permits and a review of existing permits.

- Date: 2018-09-28 · published 2018-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63051-indonesia-s-president-halts-signing-of-weak-palm-oil-regulation-and-stops-new
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A three-year halt on new plantation permits limits future Indonesian palm output growth, which is supportive for palm oil prices over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

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| PALMOIL | 2022-08-31 | [Indonesia: Government increased the plantation fund tariffs for the exports of palm oil and its derivative products starting in November - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15801-indonesia-government-increased-the-plantation-fund-tariffs-for-the-exports-of.md) | -9.7% | -12.0% |
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| PALMOIL | 2021-04-06 | [Indonesia’s Palm Oil Tax Regime as of April 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47464-indonesia-s-palm-oil-tax-regime-as-of-april-2021.md) | -1.7% | +9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-01 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia's Export Levy Revision Burdens Oil Palm Smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45939-palm-oil-news-indonesia-s-export-levy-revision-burdens-oil-palm-smallholders.md) | +1.7% | +9.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-31 | [Indonesia's August CPO Reference Price and Its Implications for Global Palm Oil Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15543-indonesia-s-august-cpo-reference-price-and-its-implications-for-global-palm-oil.md) | +1.9% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/news/indonesias-president-halts-signing-weak-palm-oil-regulation-halts-new-plantations/

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